Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| My City Daily | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Investment | 74200 - 74200 | 37600 - 54800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 0 | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2006 | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | 2006 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| My City Daily | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| My City Daily | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| My City Daily | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 4 days * At franchisee's location: 3 days | |
| Support | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | * Franchise can be run from home * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 1 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 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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| My City Daily | 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, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| My City Daily | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| My City Daily | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| My City Daily | 0 |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| My City Daily | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Year Founded | |
| My City Daily | 2006 |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | |
| My City Daily | 2006 |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| My City Daily | 10 years |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| My City Daily | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| My City Daily | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| My City Daily | No |
| Around Town Community Magazine | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| My City Daily | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Equipment | |
| My City Daily} | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Inventory | |
| My City Daily | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Receivables | |
| My City Daily | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Payroll | |
| My City Daily | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| My City Daily | * Available at headquarters: 4 days * At franchisee's location: 3 days |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Support | |
| My City Daily | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| My City Daily | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Operations | |
| My City Daily | * Franchise can be run from home * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 1 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| 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 | |
| My City Daily | 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, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| My City Daily | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| International Expansion | |
| My City Daily | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |