Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | My City Daily | |
| Investment | 37600 - 54800 | 74200 - 74200 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1996 | 2006 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | My City Daily | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | My City Daily | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | My City Daily | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 4 days * At franchisee's location: 3 days | |
| 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 * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 1 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | My City Daily | |
| 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 | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| My City Daily | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| My City Daily | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5% |
| My City Daily | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| My City Daily | |
| Year Founded | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 1996 |
| My City Daily | 2006 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 2003 |
| My City Daily | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5 years |
| My City Daily | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| My City Daily | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| My City Daily | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | No |
| My City Daily | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| My City Daily | |
| Equipment | |
| Around Town Community Magazine} | |
| My City Daily | |
| Inventory | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| My City Daily | |
| Receivables | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| My City Daily | |
| Payroll | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| My City Daily | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| My City Daily | * Available at headquarters: 4 days * At franchisee's location: 3 days |
| Support | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| My City Daily | |
| Marketing | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| My City Daily | |
| 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) |
| My City Daily | * Franchise can be run from home * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 1 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
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, |
| My City Daily | 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 | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| My City Daily | |
| International Expansion | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| My City Daily | |