Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Visual Image | Future Stars | |
| Investment | 37300 - 37500 | 195000 - 45000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 0 | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1984 | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | 1994 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Visual Image | Future Stars | |
| Experience | General business experience People skills; sales skills | |
Financing Options |
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| The Visual Image | Future Stars | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| The Visual Image | Future Stars | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| The Visual Image | Future Stars | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The Visual Image | |
| Future Stars | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Visual Image | |
| Future Stars | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Visual Image | 0 |
| Future Stars | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Visual Image | |
| Future Stars | |
| Year Founded | |
| The Visual Image | 1984 |
| Future Stars | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Visual Image | 1994 |
| Future Stars | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Visual Image | 3 years |
| Future Stars | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Visual Image | $2K |
| Future Stars | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Visual Image | General business experience People skills; sales skills |
| Future Stars | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Visual Image | Yes |
| Future Stars | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Visual Image | |
| Future Stars | |
| Equipment | |
| The Visual Image} | |
| Future Stars | |
| Inventory | |
| The Visual Image | |
| Future Stars | |
| Receivables | |
| The Visual Image | |
| Future Stars | |
| Payroll | |
| The Visual Image | |
| Future Stars | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The Visual Image | |
| Future Stars | |
| Support | |
| The Visual Image | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Future Stars | |
| Marketing | |
| The Visual Image | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Future Stars | |
| Operations | |
| The Visual Image | Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Future Stars | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Visual Image | |
| Future Stars | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The Visual Image | |
| Future Stars | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| The Visual Image | |
| Future Stars | |