Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Talking Book World | Monthly Coupons | |
| Investment | 150000 - 225000 | 135000 - 150000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1993 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Talking Book World | Monthly Coupons | |
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Financing Options |
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| Talking Book World | Monthly Coupons | |
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Training & Support |
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| Talking Book World | Monthly Coupons | |
| 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 | Monthly Coupons | |
| 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 | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Talking Book World | 5% |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Talking Book World | 2% |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Year Founded | |
| Talking Book World | 1993 |
| Monthly Coupons | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Talking Book World | 1995 |
| Monthly Coupons | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Talking Book World | 15 years +5 |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Equipment | |
| Talking Book World} | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Inventory | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Receivables | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Payroll | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Talking Book World | Franchisee's Store 2 Weeks |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Support | |
| Talking Book World | Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Marketing | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Operations | |
| Talking Book World | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
| Monthly Coupons | |
Expansion Plans |
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| 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 |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| 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 |
| Monthly Coupons | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Monthly Coupons | |