Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |
| Investment | 37600 - 54800 | 152000 - 337000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | $40 per page or 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1996 | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |
| 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 | VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |
| Training | A full week of classroom training at our corporate office in Tulsa Oklahoma covering these topics: * Introduction to the sports marketing industry * Working with sports media professionals * Marketing your business * Learning the sales presentation * Distributing your magazine Setting up your office Your Team Manager and Start-Up Specialist will then join you in your exclusive territory to accomplish the following: * Research and understand your market * Analyze your distribution locations * Fine-tune your sales presentation * Make initial sales calls Network with prospects in the community In addition, to help you get started we: * Assist you in building a minimum of your first three issues * Provide production training in a classroom setting | |
| Support | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | VYPE Franchise team members receive ongoing coaching and support to assist in the success of their publishing franchise. VYPE continues to provide each Franchise the following: * Ongoing market support with their dedicated VYPE market representative * As needed support to assist in the production of their publication * Ongoing website support * Regional VYPE meetings and annual business conference for networking |
| 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 | VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |
| 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 | |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5% |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | $40 per page or 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |
| Year Founded | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 1996 |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 2003 |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5 years |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | No |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |
| Equipment | |
| Around Town Community Magazine} | |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |
| Inventory | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |
| Receivables | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |
| Payroll | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | A full week of classroom training at our corporate office in Tulsa Oklahoma covering these topics: * Introduction to the sports marketing industry * Working with sports media professionals * Marketing your business * Learning the sales presentation * Distributing your magazine Setting up your office Your Team Manager and Start-Up Specialist will then join you in your exclusive territory to accomplish the following: * Research and understand your market * Analyze your distribution locations * Fine-tune your sales presentation * Make initial sales calls Network with prospects in the community In addition, to help you get started we: * Assist you in building a minimum of your first three issues * Provide production training in a classroom setting |
| Support | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | VYPE Franchise team members receive ongoing coaching and support to assist in the success of their publishing franchise. VYPE continues to provide each Franchise the following: * Ongoing market support with their dedicated VYPE market representative * As needed support to assist in the production of their publication * Ongoing website support * Regional VYPE meetings and annual business conference for networking |
| Marketing | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |
| 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) |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| 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, |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |
| International Expansion | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| VYPE High School Sports Magazine | |