Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| American Town Mailer | The School Communications Agency | |
| Investment | 23900 - 37200 | 39700 - 59900 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 0 | 12% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1976 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| American Town Mailer | The School Communications Agency | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | Ad/Sales Experience |
Financing Options |
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| American Town Mailer | The School Communications Agency | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| American Town Mailer | The School Communications Agency | |
| Training | 16-20 hours of Classroom Training, 16 -24 hours of On Site Training. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line | Field Support and ongoing remote support is provided along with many resources and tools. |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | The franchise offered is a home based owner-operator model. The content for the newsletter is provided by the school or the Franchisors Library of Content and is placed into the newsletter by Franchisor. The franchisee sells advertising space in the newsletter, manages the school and business relationships and shares a portion of the revenue with the schools. |
Expansion Plans |
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| American Town Mailer | The School Communications Agency | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| American Town Mailer | 0 |
| The School Communications Agency | 12% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Year Founded | |
| American Town Mailer | 1976 |
| The School Communications Agency | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| American Town Mailer | 2000 |
| The School Communications Agency | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| American Town Mailer | 10 years |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| American Town Mailer | $1K |
| The School Communications Agency | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| American Town Mailer | General business experience Marketing skills |
| The School Communications Agency | Ad/Sales Experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| American Town Mailer | No |
| The School Communications Agency | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Equipment | |
| American Town Mailer} | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Inventory | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Receivables | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Payroll | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| The School Communications Agency | 16-20 hours of Classroom Training, 16 -24 hours of On Site Training. |
| Support | |
| American Town Mailer | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line |
| The School Communications Agency | Field Support and ongoing remote support is provided along with many resources and tools. |
| Marketing | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Operations | |
| American Town Mailer | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| The School Communications Agency | The franchise offered is a home based owner-operator model. The content for the newsletter is provided by the school or the Franchisors Library of Content and is placed into the newsletter by Franchisor. The franchisee sells advertising space in the newsletter, manages the school and business relationships and shares a portion of the revenue with the schools. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| American Town Mailer | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| The School Communications Agency | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| International Expansion | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| The School Communications Agency | |