Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Talking Book World | City Publications | |
| Investment | 150000 - 225000 | 43650 - 267850 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1993 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Talking Book World | City Publications | |
| Experience | Experienced in relationship oriented sales Interested in building strong, long-term business relationships with clients Extremely competitive and driven for success Tenacious and persistent with great people skills Self motivated with high work ethic Skilled at identifying the decision maker Ready to make a 6-figure income | |
Financing Options |
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| Talking Book World | City Publications | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Talking Book World | City Publications | |
| Training | Franchisee's Store 2 Weeks | |
| Support | Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Talking Book World | City Publications | |
| 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 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Talking Book World | |
| City Publications | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Talking Book World | |
| City Publications | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Talking Book World | 5% |
| City Publications | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Talking Book World | 2% |
| City Publications | |
| Year Founded | |
| Talking Book World | 1993 |
| City Publications | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Talking Book World | 1995 |
| City Publications | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Talking Book World | 15 years +5 |
| City Publications | 5years/25years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Talking Book World | |
| City Publications | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Talking Book World | |
| City Publications | Experienced in relationship oriented sales Interested in building strong, long-term business relationships with clients Extremely competitive and driven for success Tenacious and persistent with great people skills Self motivated with high work ethic Skilled at identifying the decision maker Ready to make a 6-figure income |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Talking Book World | |
| City Publications | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Talking Book World | |
| City Publications | |
| Equipment | |
| Talking Book World} | |
| City Publications | |
| Inventory | |
| Talking Book World | |
| City Publications | |
| Receivables | |
| Talking Book World | |
| City Publications | |
| Payroll | |
| Talking Book World | |
| City Publications | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Talking Book World | Franchisee's Store 2 Weeks |
| City Publications | |
| Support | |
| Talking Book World | Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| City Publications | |
| Marketing | |
| Talking Book World | |
| City Publications | |
| Operations | |
| Talking Book World | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
| City Publications | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Talking Book World | 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 |
| City Publications | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Talking Book World | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| City Publications | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Talking Book World | |
| City Publications | |