Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| United Marketing Solutions | C&N Publishing | |
| Investment | 39615 - 61485 | 36700 - 75000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 0 | 7.50% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| United Marketing Solutions | C&N Publishing | |
| Experience | Sales skills and ability General business experience Ability to network within a community | |
Financing Options |
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| United Marketing Solutions | C&N Publishing | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| United Marketing Solutions | C&N Publishing | |
| Training | Extensive initial classroom and field training. Comprehensive operation manuals. Continuous ongoing support. Annual refresher training. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 17% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. Number of people needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| United Marketing Solutions | C&N Publishing | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, 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 | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| United Marketing Solutions | 0 |
| C&N Publishing | 7.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Year Founded | |
| United Marketing Solutions | 1981 |
| C&N Publishing | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| United Marketing Solutions | 1982 |
| C&N Publishing | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| United Marketing Solutions | 10 years |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| United Marketing Solutions | 5% of current license fee |
| C&N Publishing | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| C&N Publishing | Sales skills and ability General business experience Ability to network within a community |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| United Marketing Solutions | Yes |
| C&N Publishing | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Equipment | |
| United Marketing Solutions} | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Inventory | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Receivables | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Payroll | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| C&N Publishing | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| C&N Publishing | Extensive initial classroom and field training. Comprehensive operation manuals. Continuous ongoing support. Annual refresher training. |
| Support | |
| United Marketing Solutions | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Marketing | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Operations | |
| United Marketing Solutions | Franchise can be run from home. 17% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| C&N Publishing | Franchise can be run from home. Number of people needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| United Marketing Solutions | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| C&N Publishing | Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| International Expansion | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| C&N Publishing | |