Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| SENIOR Magazine | Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Investment | 44200 - 56000 | 9070 - 15020 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 0 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1983 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| SENIOR Magazine | Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Experience | management, personnel development, and sales skills | Outgoing personality required |
Financing Options |
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| SENIOR Magazine | Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| SENIOR Magazine | Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Training | Each new franchise owner is required to attend a 3 day training program at the SENIOR Magazine Support Center in Colorado Springs, CO and a minimum of 2 days in your exclusive territory. | Training w/regional manager or headquarter office |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | |
| Operations | You service your clients and we publish your magazine. We provide you with all the tools necessary to identify potential clients and sell ads. We provide the templates, design your ads, layout the articles and magazine, provide the cover story, print your magazine, and have it mailed to your reader list. By keeping all of the design and publishing in house, we maintain the high quality standards SENIOR Magazine demands throughout all markets. | Franchise can be run from home. 16% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| SENIOR Magazine | Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming | Alaska, Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| SENIOR Magazine | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| SENIOR Magazine | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| SENIOR Magazine | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| SENIOR Magazine | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Year Founded | |
| SENIOR Magazine | 0 |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| SENIOR Magazine | 0 |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | 1983 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| SENIOR Magazine | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| SENIOR Magazine | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| SENIOR Magazine | management, personnel development, and sales skills |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | Outgoing personality required |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| SENIOR Magazine | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| SENIOR Magazine | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Equipment | |
| SENIOR Magazine} | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Inventory | |
| SENIOR Magazine | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Receivables | |
| SENIOR Magazine | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Payroll | |
| SENIOR Magazine | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| SENIOR Magazine | Each new franchise owner is required to attend a 3 day training program at the SENIOR Magazine Support Center in Colorado Springs, CO and a minimum of 2 days in your exclusive territory. |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | Training w/regional manager or headquarter office |
| Support | |
| SENIOR Magazine | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet |
| Marketing | |
| SENIOR Magazine | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| SENIOR Magazine | You service your clients and we publish your magazine. We provide you with all the tools necessary to identify potential clients and sell ads. We provide the templates, design your ads, layout the articles and magazine, provide the cover story, print your magazine, and have it mailed to your reader list. By keeping all of the design and publishing in house, we maintain the high quality standards SENIOR Magazine demands throughout all markets. |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | Franchise can be run from home. 16% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| SENIOR Magazine | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | Alaska, Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| SENIOR Magazine | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| International Expansion | |
| SENIOR Magazine | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | Canada, |