Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Networking Today | Our Town America | |
| Investment | 12500 - 30000 | 63300 - 86250 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 0 | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | up to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1999 | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | 2008 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Networking Today | Our Town America | |
| Experience | If you're self-motivated, outgoing, and love to network this could be the perfect fit to fulfill your dreams. We're looking for individuals with good communication skills, sales experience, and at least $25,000 of liquid capital to invest in their future. | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Networking Today | Our Town America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Networking Today | Our Town America | |
| Training | Networking Today Franchise Inc. provides all the support and training you need to get started and to grow. No special accreditation required. We provide one-on-one training and mentoring as well as teleseminars, webinars, and annual conferences. | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location |
| Support | Access to a wide range of branded marketing material, media releases, and promotional products. Our comprehensive Operations Manual explains everything you need to know to set up your business and effectively operate your Networking Today franchise. | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | Advertisers look to Networking Today for their proven method of online exposure and enhanced Search Engine rankings. The Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada shows a 25% increase for 2008 online advertising revenue in Canada over 2007...and there is increasing evidence that online advertising will continue to grow at a double-digit pace. By selling as few as five advertisements per month, you'll be on your way to realizing your dreams. Networking Today offers affordable advertising packages that combine full page Search Engine-friendly advertisements, banner ads, and eblasts, a unique blend that gets results. And our automated sales system allows for easy ad development. | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Networking Today | Our Town America | |
| 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 | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Networking Today | |
| Our Town America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Networking Today | |
| Our Town America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Networking Today | 0 |
| Our Town America | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Networking Today | |
| Our Town America | up to 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Networking Today | 1999 |
| Our Town America | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Networking Today | 2008 |
| Our Town America | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Networking Today | |
| Our Town America | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Networking Today | |
| Our Town America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Networking Today | If you're self-motivated, outgoing, and love to network this could be the perfect fit to fulfill your dreams. We're looking for individuals with good communication skills, sales experience, and at least $25,000 of liquid capital to invest in their future. |
| Our Town America | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Networking Today | |
| Our Town America | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Networking Today | |
| Our Town America | |
| Equipment | |
| Networking Today} | |
| Our Town America | |
| Inventory | |
| Networking Today | |
| Our Town America | |
| Receivables | |
| Networking Today | |
| Our Town America | |
| Payroll | |
| Networking Today | |
| Our Town America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Networking Today | Networking Today Franchise Inc. provides all the support and training you need to get started and to grow. No special accreditation required. We provide one-on-one training and mentoring as well as teleseminars, webinars, and annual conferences. |
| Our Town America | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location |
| Support | |
| Networking Today | Access to a wide range of branded marketing material, media releases, and promotional products. Our comprehensive Operations Manual explains everything you need to know to set up your business and effectively operate your Networking Today franchise. |
| Our Town America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Networking Today | |
| Our Town America | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Networking Today | Advertisers look to Networking Today for their proven method of online exposure and enhanced Search Engine rankings. The Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada shows a 25% increase for 2008 online advertising revenue in Canada over 2007...and there is increasing evidence that online advertising will continue to grow at a double-digit pace. By selling as few as five advertisements per month, you'll be on your way to realizing your dreams. Networking Today offers affordable advertising packages that combine full page Search Engine-friendly advertisements, banner ads, and eblasts, a unique blend that gets results. And our automated sales system allows for easy ad development. |
| Our Town America | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Networking Today | |
| Our Town America | 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 | |
| Networking Today | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Our Town America | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Networking Today | |
| Our Town America | |