Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| NATION Imagination | CardSmart Retail | |
| Investment | 162500 - 999999 | 193900 - 263600 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 2.50% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2000 | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | 2011 | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| NATION Imagination | CardSmart Retail | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| NATION Imagination | CardSmart Retail | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| NATION Imagination | CardSmart Retail | |
| Training | 1 week at head office + ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 7 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| NATION Imagination | CardSmart Retail | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| NATION Imagination | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| NATION Imagination | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| NATION Imagination | |
| CardSmart Retail | 2.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| NATION Imagination | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
| Year Founded | |
| NATION Imagination | 2000 |
| CardSmart Retail | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | |
| NATION Imagination | 2011 |
| CardSmart Retail | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| NATION Imagination | |
| CardSmart Retail | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| NATION Imagination | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| NATION Imagination | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| NATION Imagination | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| NATION Imagination | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
| Equipment | |
| NATION Imagination} | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
| Inventory | |
| NATION Imagination | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
| Receivables | |
| NATION Imagination | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
| Payroll | |
| NATION Imagination | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| NATION Imagination | 1 week at head office + ongoing |
| CardSmart Retail | |
| Support | |
| NATION Imagination | |
| CardSmart Retail | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening |
| Marketing | |
| NATION Imagination | |
| CardSmart Retail | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| NATION Imagination | |
| CardSmart Retail | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 7 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| NATION Imagination | |
| CardSmart Retail | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| NATION Imagination | |
| CardSmart Retail | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| NATION Imagination | |
| CardSmart Retail | |