Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kiddie Academy | Ladybird Academy | |
| Investment | 345000 - 5605000 | 2812300 - 3457700 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 1% |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kiddie Academy | Ladybird Academy | |
| Experience | People and management skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Kiddie Academy | Ladybird Academy | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Kiddie Academy | Ladybird Academy | |
| 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 | Ladybird Academy | |
| 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 | |
| Ladybird Academy | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Ladybird Academy | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | 7% |
| Ladybird Academy | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | 2% |
| Ladybird Academy | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Kiddie Academy | 1981 |
| Ladybird Academy | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kiddie Academy | 1992 |
| Ladybird Academy | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kiddie Academy | 15 years |
| Ladybird Academy | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | Varies |
| Ladybird Academy | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Kiddie Academy | People and management skills |
| Ladybird Academy | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Kiddie Academy | No |
| Ladybird Academy | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Ladybird Academy | |
| Equipment | |
| Kiddie Academy} | |
| Ladybird Academy | |
| Inventory | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Ladybird Academy | |
| Receivables | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Ladybird Academy | |
| Payroll | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Ladybird Academy | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Kiddie Academy | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training |
| Ladybird Academy | |
| Support | |
| Kiddie Academy | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Ladybird Academy | |
| Marketing | |
| Kiddie Academy | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising |
| Ladybird Academy | |
| 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) |
| Ladybird Academy | |
Expansion Plans |
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| 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 |
| Ladybird Academy | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Ladybird Academy | |
| International Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Ladybird Academy | |