Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Once Upon A Child | Beat The Bookstore | |
| Investment | 254700 - 396600 | 138850 - 348050 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | $1K/yr. | |
| Year Founded | 1984 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Once Upon A Child | Beat The Bookstore | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Once Upon A Child | Beat The Bookstore | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Once Upon A Child | Beat The Bookstore | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 24 hours Classroom Training: 55 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | Number of Employees Required to Run: 3 - 5 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Once Upon A Child | Beat The Bookstore | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Once Upon A Child | |
| Beat The Bookstore | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Once Upon A Child | |
| Beat The Bookstore | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Once Upon A Child | 5% |
| Beat The Bookstore | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Once Upon A Child | $1K/yr. |
| Beat The Bookstore | |
| Year Founded | |
| Once Upon A Child | 1984 |
| Beat The Bookstore | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Once Upon A Child | 1992 |
| Beat The Bookstore | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Once Upon A Child | 10 years |
| Beat The Bookstore | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Once Upon A Child | $5K |
| Beat The Bookstore | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Once Upon A Child | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Beat The Bookstore | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Once Upon A Child | No |
| Beat The Bookstore | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Once Upon A Child | |
| Beat The Bookstore | |
| Equipment | |
| Once Upon A Child} | |
| Beat The Bookstore | |
| Inventory | |
| Once Upon A Child | |
| Beat The Bookstore | |
| Receivables | |
| Once Upon A Child | |
| Beat The Bookstore | |
| Payroll | |
| Once Upon A Child | |
| Beat The Bookstore | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Once Upon A Child | On-The-Job Training: 24 hours Classroom Training: 55 hours |
| Beat The Bookstore | |
| Support | |
| Once Upon A Child | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Beat The Bookstore | |
| Marketing | |
| Once Upon A Child | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Beat The Bookstore | |
| Operations | |
| Once Upon A Child | Number of Employees Required to Run: 3 - 5 |
| Beat The Bookstore | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Once Upon A Child | 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 |
| Beat The Bookstore | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Once Upon A Child | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Beat The Bookstore | |
| International Expansion | |
| Once Upon A Child | Canada, |
| Beat The Bookstore | |