Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The School Communications Agency | American Town Mailer | |
| Investment | 39700 - 59900 | 23900 - 37200 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 12% | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2011 | 1976 |
| Year Franchised | 2013 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The School Communications Agency | American Town Mailer | |
| Experience | Ad/Sales Experience | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| The School Communications Agency | American Town Mailer | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| The School Communications Agency | American Town Mailer | |
| Training | 16-20 hours of Classroom Training, 16 -24 hours of On Site Training. | |
| Support | Field Support and ongoing remote support is provided along with many resources and tools. | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | The franchise offered is a home based owner-operator model. The content for the newsletter is provided by the school or the Franchisors Library of Content and is placed into the newsletter by Franchisor. The franchisee sells advertising space in the newsletter, manages the school and business relationships and shares a portion of the revenue with the schools. | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| The School Communications Agency | American Town Mailer | |
| 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 | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The School Communications Agency | 12% |
| American Town Mailer | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| Year Founded | |
| The School Communications Agency | 2011 |
| American Town Mailer | 1976 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The School Communications Agency | 2013 |
| American Town Mailer | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| American Town Mailer | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| American Town Mailer | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The School Communications Agency | Ad/Sales Experience |
| American Town Mailer | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The School Communications Agency | Yes |
| American Town Mailer | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| Equipment | |
| The School Communications Agency} | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| Inventory | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| Receivables | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| Payroll | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| American Town Mailer | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| The School Communications Agency | 16-20 hours of Classroom Training, 16 -24 hours of On Site Training. |
| American Town Mailer | |
| Support | |
| The School Communications Agency | Field Support and ongoing remote support is provided along with many resources and tools. |
| American Town Mailer | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line |
| Marketing | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| Operations | |
| The School Communications Agency | The franchise offered is a home based owner-operator model. The content for the newsletter is provided by the school or the Franchisors Library of Content and is placed into the newsletter by Franchisor. The franchisee sells advertising space in the newsletter, manages the school and business relationships and shares a portion of the revenue with the schools. |
| American Town Mailer | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The School Communications Agency | 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 |
| American Town Mailer | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| International Expansion | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| American Town Mailer | |