Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kiddie Academy | Clay for Kids | |
| Investment | 345000 - 5605000 | 15000 - 32000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 1% |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kiddie Academy | Clay for Kids | |
| Experience | People and management skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Kiddie Academy | Clay for Kids | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Kiddie Academy | Clay for Kids | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising | |
| Operations | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Kiddie Academy | Clay for Kids | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | 7% |
| Clay for Kids | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | 2% |
| Clay for Kids | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Kiddie Academy | 1981 |
| Clay for Kids | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kiddie Academy | 1992 |
| Clay for Kids | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kiddie Academy | 15 years |
| Clay for Kids | 5 years +5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | Varies |
| Clay for Kids | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Kiddie Academy | People and management skills |
| Clay for Kids | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Kiddie Academy | No |
| Clay for Kids | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Equipment | |
| Kiddie Academy} | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Inventory | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Receivables | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Payroll | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Clay for Kids | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Kiddie Academy | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Support | |
| Kiddie Academy | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Marketing | |
| Kiddie Academy | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Operations | |
| Kiddie Academy | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Clay for Kids | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | 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 |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Clay for Kids | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Clay for Kids | |