Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Scout Guide | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Investment | 63500 - 70000 | 37600 - 54800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 10% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2011 | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | 2013 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Scout Guide | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| The Scout Guide | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| The Scout Guide | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 15 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| The Scout Guide | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| 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 Scout Guide | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Scout Guide | 10% |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Year Founded | |
| The Scout Guide | 2011 |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Scout Guide | 2013 |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Equipment | |
| The Scout Guide} | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Inventory | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Receivables | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Payroll | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| The Scout Guide | Classroom Training: 15 hours |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Support | |
| The Scout Guide | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| The Scout Guide | National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Operations | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Franchise can be run from home. 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Scout Guide | 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 |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 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 Scout Guide | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| International Expansion | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |