Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | A+ Nannies | |
| Investment | 440600 - 630000 | 40500 - 55600 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | 0 | |
| Year Founded | 1997 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | A+ Nannies | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications important but not required) | Who will be the best fit for our family? * Someone with a great attitude. * Someone who has the propensity to succeed; have ambition and drive. * Someone who is passionate about what they do whatever it is they choose. * Someone who can maintain our high standards. * Someone who is personable, friendly, and has social skills. * Someone with enough funds to pay the initial fee and to keep the business going to create positive cash flow. |
Financing Options |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | A+ Nannies | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | A+ Nannies | |
| Training | 4 weeks: 2 weeks of training at the Children's Lighthouse home office, one week of in-school training with seasoned Children's Lighthouse franchise owners and one week of post-opening training in your school. | We will take you through an intense program that will completely prepare you for the challenges of successful day-to-day operation. The training does not stop when your location is opened; additional training can be given on a specific matter anytime you need. We give you every tool you need to be a success! |
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Real People, Real Support Through our years of experience owning & operating A+ Nannies Agencies, we appreciate the level of support you need to create a successful business. We have a senior management team with significant experience to provide effective support to our franchisees. At A+ Nannies we believe that successful franchising is part of a synergistic partnership between Corporate and the Owner/Operators. We are looking for team players that want to join our talent base and who believe that knowledge of a group is more powerful than the knowledge of one. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Building recognition of the A+ Nannies name is an essential component of the A+ Nannies business model. You will have access to professional consumer marketing and advertising materials, as well as get unlimited help from our senior advertising consultant for any future ideas you may have. Included in your marketing materials (but not limited to): * Magazine and Yellow Page Ads * Brochures, Cards, Post Cards, Magnets * Letterhead, Envelopes, Post It Notes, and Note Cards |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | A+ Nannies | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, Eastern Europe, Mexico, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| A+ Nannies | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| A+ Nannies | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 7% |
| A+ Nannies | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| A+ Nannies | 0 |
| Year Founded | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 1997 |
| A+ Nannies | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 1999 |
| A+ Nannies | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 15 years |
| A+ Nannies | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| A+ Nannies | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications important but not required) |
| A+ Nannies | Who will be the best fit for our family? * Someone with a great attitude. * Someone who has the propensity to succeed; have ambition and drive. * Someone who is passionate about what they do whatever it is they choose. * Someone who can maintain our high standards. * Someone who is personable, friendly, and has social skills. * Someone with enough funds to pay the initial fee and to keep the business going to create positive cash flow. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | No |
| A+ Nannies | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| A+ Nannies | |
| Equipment | |
| Childrens Lighthouse} | |
| A+ Nannies | |
| Inventory | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| A+ Nannies | |
| Receivables | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| A+ Nannies | |
| Payroll | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| A+ Nannies | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 4 weeks: 2 weeks of training at the Children's Lighthouse home office, one week of in-school training with seasoned Children's Lighthouse franchise owners and one week of post-opening training in your school. |
| A+ Nannies | We will take you through an intense program that will completely prepare you for the challenges of successful day-to-day operation. The training does not stop when your location is opened; additional training can be given on a specific matter anytime you need. We give you every tool you need to be a success! |
| Support | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| A+ Nannies | Real People, Real Support Through our years of experience owning & operating A+ Nannies Agencies, we appreciate the level of support you need to create a successful business. We have a senior management team with significant experience to provide effective support to our franchisees. At A+ Nannies we believe that successful franchising is part of a synergistic partnership between Corporate and the Owner/Operators. We are looking for team players that want to join our talent base and who believe that knowledge of a group is more powerful than the knowledge of one. |
| Marketing | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| A+ Nannies | Building recognition of the A+ Nannies name is an essential component of the A+ Nannies business model. You will have access to professional consumer marketing and advertising materials, as well as get unlimited help from our senior advertising consultant for any future ideas you may have. Included in your marketing materials (but not limited to): * Magazine and Yellow Page Ads * Brochures, Cards, Post Cards, Magnets * Letterhead, Envelopes, Post It Notes, and Note Cards |
| Operations | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| A+ Nannies | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| A+ Nannies | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| A+ Nannies | |
| International Expansion | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Canada, Eastern Europe, Mexico, Western Europe, |
| A+ Nannies | |