Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | Skidaddles | |
| Investment | 440600 - 630000 | 188276 - 305378 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1997 | 2017 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 2017 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | Skidaddles | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications important but not required) | |
Financing Options |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | Skidaddles | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | Skidaddles | |
| 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 | Skidaddles | |
| 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 | |
| Skidaddles | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Skidaddles | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 7% |
| Skidaddles | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Skidaddles | |
| Year Founded | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 1997 |
| Skidaddles | 2017 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 1999 |
| Skidaddles | 2017 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 15 years |
| Skidaddles | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Skidaddles | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications important but not required) |
| Skidaddles | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | No |
| Skidaddles | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Skidaddles | |
| Equipment | |
| Childrens Lighthouse} | |
| Skidaddles | |
| Inventory | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Skidaddles | |
| Receivables | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Skidaddles | |
| Payroll | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Skidaddles | |
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. |
| Skidaddles | |
| Support | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Skidaddles | |
| Marketing | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Skidaddles | |
| 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) |
| Skidaddles | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Skidaddles | 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 | |
| Skidaddles | |
| International Expansion | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Canada, Eastern Europe, Mexico, Western Europe, |
| Skidaddles | |