Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Smarter Toddler | Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Investment | 690100 - 1019100 | 70270 - 163625 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 16% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2005 | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | 2008 | 1980 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Smarter Toddler | Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills Education background preferred but not required | |
Financing Options |
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| Smarter Toddler | Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Smarter Toddler | Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media | |
| Operations | 41% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Smarter Toddler | Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Smarter Toddler | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Smarter Toddler | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Smarter Toddler | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | 16% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Smarter Toddler | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Year Founded | |
| Smarter Toddler | 2005 |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Smarter Toddler | 2008 |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | 1980 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Smarter Toddler | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Smarter Toddler | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Smarter Toddler | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills Education background preferred but not required |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Smarter Toddler | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Smarter Toddler | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Equipment | |
| Smarter Toddler} | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Inventory | |
| Smarter Toddler | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Receivables | |
| Smarter Toddler | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Payroll | |
| Smarter Toddler | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Smarter Toddler | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Support | |
| Smarter Toddler | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Smarter Toddler | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| Operations | |
| Smarter Toddler | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | 41% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Smarter Toddler | 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 |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Smarter Toddler | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| International Expansion | |
| Smarter Toddler | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | Canada, |