Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| United Marketing Solutions | Our Town America | |
| Investment | 39615 - 61485 | 63300 - 86250 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 0 | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | up to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| United Marketing Solutions | Our Town America | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| United Marketing Solutions | Our Town America | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| United Marketing Solutions | Our Town America | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| 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. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 |
Expansion Plans |
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| United Marketing Solutions | Our Town America | |
| 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, | 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 |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| Our Town America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| Our Town America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| United Marketing Solutions | 0 |
| Our Town America | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| Our Town America | up to 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| United Marketing Solutions | 1981 |
| Our Town America | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | |
| United Marketing Solutions | 1982 |
| Our Town America | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| United Marketing Solutions | 10 years |
| Our Town America | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| United Marketing Solutions | 5% of current license fee |
| Our Town America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| Our Town America | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| United Marketing Solutions | Yes |
| Our Town America | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| Our Town America | |
| Equipment | |
| United Marketing Solutions} | |
| Our Town America | |
| Inventory | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| Our Town America | |
| Receivables | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| Our Town America | |
| Payroll | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| Our Town America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| Our Town America | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location |
| Support | |
| United Marketing Solutions | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Our Town America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| Our Town America | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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) |
| Our Town America | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 |
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, |
| Our Town America | 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| Our Town America | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| Our Town America | |