Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| United Marketing Solutions | The School Communications Agency | |
| Investment | 39615 - 61485 | 39700 - 59900 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 0 | 12% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1981 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| United Marketing Solutions | The School Communications Agency | |
| Experience | Ad/Sales Experience | |
Financing Options |
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| United Marketing Solutions | The School Communications Agency | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| United Marketing Solutions | The School Communications Agency | |
| Training | 16-20 hours of Classroom Training, 16 -24 hours of On Site Training. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | Field Support and ongoing remote support is provided along with many resources and tools. |
| 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) | The franchise offered is a home based owner-operator model. The content for the newsletter is provided by the school or the Franchisors Library of Content and is placed into the newsletter by Franchisor. The franchisee sells advertising space in the newsletter, manages the school and business relationships and shares a portion of the revenue with the schools. |
Expansion Plans |
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| United Marketing Solutions | The School Communications Agency | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| United Marketing Solutions | 0 |
| The School Communications Agency | 12% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Year Founded | |
| United Marketing Solutions | 1981 |
| The School Communications Agency | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| United Marketing Solutions | 1982 |
| The School Communications Agency | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| United Marketing Solutions | 10 years |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| United Marketing Solutions | 5% of current license fee |
| The School Communications Agency | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| The School Communications Agency | Ad/Sales Experience |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| United Marketing Solutions | Yes |
| The School Communications Agency | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Equipment | |
| United Marketing Solutions} | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Inventory | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Receivables | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Payroll | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| The School Communications Agency | 16-20 hours of Classroom Training, 16 -24 hours of On Site Training. |
| Support | |
| United Marketing Solutions | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| The School Communications Agency | Field Support and ongoing remote support is provided along with many resources and tools. |
| Marketing | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| 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) |
| The School Communications Agency | The franchise offered is a home based owner-operator model. The content for the newsletter is provided by the school or the Franchisors Library of Content and is placed into the newsletter by Franchisor. The franchisee sells advertising space in the newsletter, manages the school and business relationships and shares a portion of the revenue with the schools. |
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, |
| The School Communications Agency | 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 | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| International Expansion | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| The School Communications Agency | |