Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Sunbrook Academy | Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Investment | 271200 - 2100000 | 478600 - 3668400 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1984 | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 2016 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Sunbrook Academy | Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Experience | While experience is always a plus, you don't need to previously have been a teacher or to have worked in a teaching environment to start a Ducklings franchise. A college degree is recommended, but not required. Owners of our locations have an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for impacting the lives of the children. Our franchise owners also like to have fun at work. | |
Financing Options |
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| Sunbrook Academy | Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Sunbrook Academy | Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Sunbrook Academy | Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, | 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 | Worldwide, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Sunbrook Academy | 6% |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Sunbrook Academy | 1984 |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Sunbrook Academy | 1999 |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | 2016 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Sunbrook Academy | 15 years |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Sunbrook Academy | $1K |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | While experience is always a plus, you don't need to previously have been a teacher or to have worked in a teaching environment to start a Ducklings franchise. A college degree is recommended, but not required. Owners of our locations have an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for impacting the lives of the children. Our franchise owners also like to have fun at work. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Sunbrook Academy | No |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Equipment | |
| Sunbrook Academy} | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Inventory | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Receivables | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Payroll | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Support | |
| Sunbrook Academy | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Marketing | |
| Sunbrook Academy | Ad slicks |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Operations | |
| Sunbrook Academy | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Sunbrook Academy | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | 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 | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| International Expansion | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | Worldwide, |