Retail Cannabis Store

Turn-Key Business Package

The Cannabis industry is heavily regulated and requires multiple levels of procedure, compliance and security when creating and operating a retail business. This program is designed to help operators through the entire process of creating a retail store.

Package Price: $15,000

$1,500 deposit required, subsequent payments required upon completion of milestones.

Included with this package:

Milestone 1 – Research & Conception

  • Research and Report of competition, demographics and metrics of the chosen location
  • Assistance with conception of store brand and identity by our design team
  • Entity formation, tax ID registration, insurance application
  • Projections, CVP’s & ProForma of first three years
  • Initial inspection of proposed property and outstanding permits
  • Inspection of license application by proposed locations’s city/counties
  • Initial meeting with city/county to ask/answer questions/concerns
  • Preparation for eventual public hearing process, including neighborhood compatibility analysis and meetings with local stakeholders

Milestone 2 – Application Preparation

  • Ancilary specialists referrals; CPA, Security, Fire, etc.
  • Mechanical Engineer referral if required by application
  • Interior designer referral if desired byclient
  • Recommendations of property modifications to meet compliance regulations
  • Assistance with implementation of security/fire requirements
  • Creation of site plan with application-specific notations
  • Authoring of license application
  • Composition of live scans, proof of income

Milestone 3 – Application Submission

  • Final review of application against HDL requirements
  • Submission of application to city/county with all required ancilary documents
  • Assistance with any required follow-up meetings/interviews with city/county
  • Amendments of application, should it not initially be accepted, and resubmission

Milestone 4 – Build Out

  • Communication assistance between client, designer, contractors and specialists
  • Day-to-day updates and feedback during construction
  • Creation of all required Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and other protocols
  • Creation of DCC/CDTFA Checklists/SOP Binders for inspection preparation
  • IT services to recommend and setup network, point-of-sale, back-of-house and security systems
  • Hiring/Traning of Store Manager

Milestone 5 – Pre-Opening

  • Creation of Website, Social Media Accounts, Google/Yelp Business Pages, Weedmaps Account
  • Creation of all print media (Signage, Flyers, Business Cards, Ephemera)
  • Creation of training handbook and employee positions
  • Hiring & Training of Staff
  • Grand opening advertising campaign creation and deployment

Milestone 6 – Grand Opening

  • Attendance and analysis of grand opening day/event
  • Monitoring of feedback channels (Yelp/Google Reviews/Exit Survey)
  • Analysis of security systems/camera logs
  • Recomendations based on above analysis

Ready to begin?

Tulip & Oak is ready to hit every milestone with you! Let’s talk, answer your questions, look at the variables, and make a plan!