Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | Invite Systems | |
| Investment | 37600 - 54800 | 50400 - 83700 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1996 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | Invite Systems | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | Invite Systems | |
| 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 | Invite Systems | |
| Training | We offer an intensive 3 day initial training at the corporate office. | |
| Support | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | For the first 90 days after a franchisee departs training, there is a mandated weekly call with the National Director of Sales to ensure that all new franchisees are reaching their individual goals. All franchisees are provided one point of contact at the corporate office to have all of their questions answered as they develop. Quarterly newsletters are also provided as well as an Annual Sales training seminar. |
| 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | Invite Systems | |
| 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, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Invite Systems | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Invite Systems | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5% |
| Invite Systems | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Invite Systems | |
| Year Founded | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 1996 |
| Invite Systems | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 2003 |
| Invite Systems | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5 years |
| Invite Systems | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Invite Systems | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Invite Systems | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | No |
| Invite Systems | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Invite Systems | |
| Equipment | |
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| Invite Systems | |
| Inventory | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Invite Systems | |
| Receivables | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Invite Systems | |
| Payroll | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Invite Systems | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Invite Systems | We offer an intensive 3 day initial training at the corporate office. |
| Support | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Invite Systems | For the first 90 days after a franchisee departs training, there is a mandated weekly call with the National Director of Sales to ensure that all new franchisees are reaching their individual goals. All franchisees are provided one point of contact at the corporate office to have all of their questions answered as they develop. Quarterly newsletters are also provided as well as an Annual Sales training seminar. |
| Marketing | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Invite Systems | |
| 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) |
| Invite Systems | |
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, |
| Invite Systems | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Invite Systems | |
| International Expansion | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Invite Systems | |