Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HobbyTown USA | Gamer Doc | |
| Investment | 199500 - 374000 | 180000 - 250000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1%-3% | |
| Year Founded | 1969 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1986 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HobbyTown USA | Gamer Doc | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| HobbyTown USA | Gamer Doc | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| HobbyTown USA | Gamer Doc | |
| 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 | Gamer Doc | |
| 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 | |
| Gamer Doc | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Gamer Doc | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HobbyTown USA | 3% |
| Gamer Doc | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HobbyTown USA | 1%-3% |
| Gamer Doc | |
| Year Founded | |
| HobbyTown USA | 1969 |
| Gamer Doc | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HobbyTown USA | 1986 |
| Gamer Doc | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HobbyTown USA | 10 years |
| Gamer Doc | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HobbyTown USA | $2K |
| Gamer Doc | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Gamer Doc | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HobbyTown USA | No |
| Gamer Doc | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Gamer Doc | |
| Equipment | |
| HobbyTown USA} | |
| Gamer Doc | |
| Inventory | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Gamer Doc | |
| Receivables | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Gamer Doc | |
| Payroll | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Gamer Doc | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| HobbyTown USA | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Gamer Doc | |
| 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 |
| Gamer Doc | |
| Marketing | |
| HobbyTown USA | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Gamer Doc | |
| 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) |
| Gamer Doc | |
Expansion Plans |
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| 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 |
| Gamer Doc | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Gamer Doc | |
| International Expansion | |
| HobbyTown USA | Canada, |
| Gamer Doc | |