Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kidz Watch | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Investment | 127000 - 214500 | 440600 - 630000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2002 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kidz Watch | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications important but not required) | |
Financing Options |
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| Kidz Watch | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Kidz Watch | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Training | 4 weeks: 2 weeks of training at the Children's Lighthouse home office, one week of in-school training with seasoned Children's Lighthouse franchise owners and one week of post-opening training in your school. | |
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Kidz Watch | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| 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, Eastern Europe, Mexico, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Year Founded | |
| Kidz Watch | 2002 |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kidz Watch | 2003 |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications important but not required) |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Equipment | |
| Kidz Watch} | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Inventory | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Receivables | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Payroll | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 4 weeks: 2 weeks of training at the Children's Lighthouse home office, one week of in-school training with seasoned Children's Lighthouse franchise owners and one week of post-opening training in your school. |
| Support | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Kidz Watch | 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 |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| International Expansion | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Canada, Eastern Europe, Mexico, Western Europe, |