Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | Kidz Watch | |
| Investment | 440600 - 630000 | 127000 - 214500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1997 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | Kidz Watch | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications important but not required) | |
Financing Options |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | Kidz Watch | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | Kidz Watch | |
| 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 | Kidz Watch | |
| US Expansion | 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 | Canada, Eastern Europe, Mexico, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 7% |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Year Founded | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 1997 |
| Kidz Watch | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 1999 |
| Kidz Watch | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 15 years |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Kidz Watch | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications important but not required) |
| Kidz Watch | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | No |
| Kidz Watch | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Equipment | |
| Childrens Lighthouse} | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Inventory | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Receivables | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Payroll | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Kidz Watch | |
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. |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Support | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Marketing | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Kidz Watch | |
| 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) |
| Kidz Watch | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Kidz Watch | 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 | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| International Expansion | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Canada, Eastern Europe, Mexico, Western Europe, |
| Kidz Watch | |