Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Smart Brain America | Kiddie Academy | |
| Investment | 60200 - 163700 | 345000 - 5605000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $12-20/student/month | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 2003 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Smart Brain America | Kiddie Academy | |
| Experience | People and management skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Smart Brain America | Kiddie Academy | |
| 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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| Smart Brain America | Kiddie Academy | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising | |
| Operations | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Smart Brain America | Kiddie Academy | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Smart Brain America | $12-20/student/month |
| Kiddie Academy | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Kiddie Academy | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Smart Brain America | 2003 |
| Kiddie Academy | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Smart Brain America | 2005 |
| Kiddie Academy | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Smart Brain America | 10 years |
| Kiddie Academy | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Smart Brain America | $3,000 |
| Kiddie Academy | Varies |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Kiddie Academy | People and management skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Smart Brain America | No |
| Kiddie Academy | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Equipment | |
| Smart Brain America} | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Inventory | |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Receivables | |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Payroll | |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Kiddie Academy | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training |
| Support | |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Kiddie Academy | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Kiddie Academy | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising |
| Operations | |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Kiddie Academy | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Kiddie Academy | 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 | |
| Smart Brain America | 0 |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| International Expansion | |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Kiddie Academy | |