Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| American Town Mailer | Our Town America | |
| Investment | 23900 - 37200 | 63300 - 86250 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 0 | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | up to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1976 | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| American Town Mailer | Our Town America | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| American Town Mailer | Our Town America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| American Town Mailer | 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 | 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. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is 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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| American Town Mailer | Our Town America | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, 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 | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| Our Town America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| Our Town America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| American Town Mailer | 0 |
| Our Town America | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| Our Town America | up to 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| American Town Mailer | 1976 |
| Our Town America | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | |
| American Town Mailer | 2000 |
| Our Town America | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| American Town Mailer | 10 years |
| Our Town America | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| American Town Mailer | $1K |
| Our Town America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| American Town Mailer | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Our Town America | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| American Town Mailer | No |
| Our Town America | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| Our Town America | |
| Equipment | |
| American Town Mailer} | |
| Our Town America | |
| Inventory | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| Our Town America | |
| Receivables | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| Our Town America | |
| Payroll | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| Our Town America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| Our Town America | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location |
| Support | |
| American Town Mailer | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line |
| Our Town America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| Our Town America | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| American Town Mailer | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is 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 | |
| American Town Mailer | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, 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 | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| Our Town America | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| American Town Mailer | |
| Our Town America | |