Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | SelectAds Direct | |
| Investment | 37600 - 54800 | 18700 - 29750 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | 0 | |
| Year Founded | 1996 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | SelectAds Direct | |
| Experience | General business experience Sales and marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | SelectAds Direct | |
| 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 | SelectAds Direct | |
| Training | • One week training at headquarters • Two day on-site training | |
| Support | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | • Weekly tele-conference meetings • Mentoring program • National sales conference |
| Marketing | • Marketing materials • Quick Start Marketing Plan | |
| 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 employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | SelectAds Direct | |
| 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, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SelectAds Direct | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SelectAds Direct | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5% |
| SelectAds Direct | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SelectAds Direct | 0 |
| Year Founded | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 1996 |
| SelectAds Direct | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 2003 |
| SelectAds Direct | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5 years |
| SelectAds Direct | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SelectAds Direct | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SelectAds Direct | General business experience Sales and marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | No |
| SelectAds Direct | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SelectAds Direct | |
| Equipment | |
| Around Town Community Magazine} | |
| SelectAds Direct | |
| Inventory | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SelectAds Direct | |
| Receivables | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SelectAds Direct | |
| Payroll | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SelectAds Direct | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SelectAds Direct | • One week training at headquarters • Two day on-site training |
| Support | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| SelectAds Direct | • Weekly tele-conference meetings • Mentoring program • National sales conference |
| Marketing | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SelectAds Direct | • Marketing materials • Quick Start Marketing Plan |
| 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) |
| SelectAds Direct | • Franchise can be run from home. • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 • Absentee ownership of franchise 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, |
| SelectAds Direct | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SelectAds Direct | |
| International Expansion | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SelectAds Direct | |