Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Investment | 82500 - 148500 | 37600 - 54800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3K/mo | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | $250/mo. | |
| Year Founded | 2001 | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | 2012 | 2003 |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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| Money Pages | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Money Pages | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Money Pages | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 80 hours Classroom Training: 35 hours | |
| Support | Ongoing Support Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 - 3 | Franchise can be run from home. 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Money Pages | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| 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 | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
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Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Money Pages | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Money Pages | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Money Pages | 3K/mo |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Money Pages | $250/mo. |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Year Founded | |
| Money Pages | 2001 |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Money Pages | 2012 |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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Financing Options |
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| Inventory | |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Receivables | |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Payroll | |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Money Pages | On-The-Job Training: 80 hours Classroom Training: 35 hours |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Support | |
| Money Pages | Ongoing Support Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Money Pages | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Operations | |
| Money Pages | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 - 3 |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Franchise can be run from home. 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Money Pages | 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 |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
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