Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Thinkertots | Lightbridge Academy | |
| Investment | 83100 - 124100 | 549228 - 5054735 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1998 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Thinkertots | Lightbridge Academy | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Thinkertots | Lightbridge Academy | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Thinkertots | Lightbridge Academy | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 4 days | On-The-Job Training: 28 hours Classroom Training: 128 hours Additional Training: Ongoing |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 3 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 32 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Thinkertots | Lightbridge Academy | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Thinkertots | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Thinkertots | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Thinkertots | 7% |
| Lightbridge Academy | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Thinkertots | |
| Lightbridge Academy | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Thinkertots | 1998 |
| Lightbridge Academy | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Thinkertots | 2005 |
| Lightbridge Academy | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Thinkertots | 5 years |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Thinkertots | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Thinkertots | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Thinkertots | No |
| Lightbridge Academy | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Thinkertots | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
| Equipment | |
| Thinkertots} | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
| Inventory | |
| Thinkertots | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
| Receivables | |
| Thinkertots | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
| Payroll | |
| Thinkertots | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Thinkertots | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 4 days |
| Lightbridge Academy | On-The-Job Training: 28 hours Classroom Training: 128 hours Additional Training: Ongoing |
| Support | |
| Thinkertots | |
| Lightbridge Academy | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Thinkertots | |
| Lightbridge Academy | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Thinkertots | * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 3 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Lightbridge Academy | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 32 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Thinkertots | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Thinkertots | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
| International Expansion | |
| Thinkertots | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |