Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | Discovery Express | |
| Investment | 440600 - 630000 | 55000 - 0 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1997 | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | Discovery Express | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications important but not required) | |
Financing Options |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | Discovery Express | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | Discovery Express | |
| 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. | |
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| 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 | Discovery Express | |
| 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 | |
| Discovery Express | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Discovery Express | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 7% |
| Discovery Express | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Discovery Express | |
| Year Founded | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 1997 |
| Discovery Express | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 1999 |
| Discovery Express | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 15 years |
| Discovery Express | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Discovery Express | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications important but not required) |
| Discovery Express | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | No |
| Discovery Express | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Discovery Express | |
| Equipment | |
| Childrens Lighthouse} | |
| Discovery Express | |
| Inventory | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Discovery Express | |
| Receivables | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Discovery Express | |
| Payroll | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Discovery Express | |
Training & Support |
|
| 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. |
| Discovery Express | |
| Support | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Discovery Express | |
| Marketing | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Discovery Express | |
| 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) |
| Discovery Express | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Discovery Express | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Discovery Express | |
| International Expansion | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Canada, Eastern Europe, Mexico, Western Europe, |
| Discovery Express | |