Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Talking Book World | Stork News of America | |
| Investment | 150000 - 225000 | 11530 - 75700 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | $800-1.2K/yr. |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1993 | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Talking Book World | Stork News of America | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Talking Book World | Stork News of America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Talking Book World | Stork News of America | |
| Training | Franchisee's Store 2 Weeks | Available at franchisee's location |
| Support | Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Internet |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising | |
| Operations | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Talking Book World | Stork News of America | |
| 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 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Talking Book World | 5% |
| Stork News of America | $800-1.2K/yr. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Talking Book World | 2% |
| Stork News of America | |
| Year Founded | |
| Talking Book World | 1993 |
| Stork News of America | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Talking Book World | 1995 |
| Stork News of America | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Talking Book World | 15 years +5 |
| Stork News of America | 1 year |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Stork News of America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Stork News of America | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Equipment | |
| Talking Book World} | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Inventory | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Receivables | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Payroll | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Stork News of America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Talking Book World | Franchisee's Store 2 Weeks |
| Stork News of America | Available at franchisee's location |
| Support | |
| Talking Book World | Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| Stork News of America | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Internet |
| Marketing | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Stork News of America | Co-op advertising |
| Operations | |
| Talking Book World | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
| Stork News of America | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
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 |
| Stork News of America | |
| 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 |
| Stork News of America | |
| International Expansion | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Stork News of America | |