Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kiddie Academy | Discovery Express | |
| Investment | 345000 - 5605000 | 55000 - 0 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kiddie Academy | Discovery Express | |
| Experience | People and management skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Kiddie Academy | Discovery Express | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Kiddie Academy | Discovery Express | |
| 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 | Discovery Express | |
| 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 |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Discovery Express | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Discovery Express | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | 7% |
| Discovery Express | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | 2% |
| Discovery Express | |
| Year Founded | |
| Kiddie Academy | 1981 |
| Discovery Express | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kiddie Academy | 1992 |
| Discovery Express | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kiddie Academy | 15 years |
| Discovery Express | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | Varies |
| Discovery Express | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Kiddie Academy | People and management skills |
| Discovery Express | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Kiddie Academy | No |
| Discovery Express | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Discovery Express | |
| Equipment | |
| Kiddie Academy} | |
| Discovery Express | |
| Inventory | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Discovery Express | |
| Receivables | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Discovery Express | |
| Payroll | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Discovery Express | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Kiddie Academy | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training |
| Discovery Express | |
| Support | |
| Kiddie Academy | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Discovery Express | |
| Marketing | |
| Kiddie Academy | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising |
| Discovery Express | |
| 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) |
| Discovery Express | |
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 |
| Discovery Express | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Discovery Express | |
| International Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Discovery Express | |