Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | C&N Publishing | |
| Investment | 37600 - 54800 | 36700 - 75000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 7.50% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1996 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | C&N Publishing | |
| Experience | Sales skills and ability General business experience Ability to network within a community | |
Financing Options |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | C&N Publishing | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | C&N Publishing | |
| Training | Extensive initial classroom and field training. Comprehensive operation manuals. Continuous ongoing support. Annual refresher training. | |
| Support | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. Number of people needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | C&N Publishing | |
| 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, | Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5% |
| C&N Publishing | 7.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Year Founded | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 1996 |
| C&N Publishing | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 2003 |
| C&N Publishing | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5 years |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| C&N Publishing | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| C&N Publishing | Sales skills and ability General business experience Ability to network within a community |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | No |
| C&N Publishing | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Equipment | |
| Around Town Community Magazine} | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Inventory | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Receivables | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Payroll | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| C&N Publishing | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| C&N Publishing | Extensive initial classroom and field training. Comprehensive operation manuals. Continuous ongoing support. Annual refresher training. |
| Support | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Marketing | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Operations | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Franchise can be run from home. 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| C&N Publishing | Franchise can be run from home. Number of people needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 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, |
| C&N Publishing | Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| International Expansion | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| C&N Publishing | |