Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HobbyTown USA | Game On Video games | |
| Investment | 199500 - 374000 | 13000 - 25000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 1%-3% | |
| Year Founded | 1969 | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | 1986 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HobbyTown USA | Game On Video games | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| HobbyTown USA | Game On Video games | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| HobbyTown USA | Game On Video games | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| HobbyTown USA | Game On Video games | |
| 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, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Game On Video games | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Game On Video games | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HobbyTown USA | 3% |
| Game On Video games | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HobbyTown USA | 1%-3% |
| Game On Video games | |
| Year Founded | |
| HobbyTown USA | 1969 |
| Game On Video games | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HobbyTown USA | 1986 |
| Game On Video games | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HobbyTown USA | 10 years |
| Game On Video games | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HobbyTown USA | $2K |
| Game On Video games | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Game On Video games | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HobbyTown USA | No |
| Game On Video games | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Game On Video games | |
| Equipment | |
| HobbyTown USA} | |
| Game On Video games | |
| Inventory | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Game On Video games | |
| Receivables | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Game On Video games | |
| Payroll | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Game On Video games | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| HobbyTown USA | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Game On Video games | |
| Support | |
| HobbyTown USA | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software |
| Game On Video games | |
| Marketing | |
| HobbyTown USA | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Game On Video games | |
| Operations | |
| HobbyTown USA | 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Game On Video games | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| HobbyTown USA | 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 |
| Game On Video games | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Game On Video games | |
| International Expansion | |
| HobbyTown USA | Canada, |
| Game On Video games | |