Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
| Investment | 37600 - 54800 | 63300 - 120550 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1996 | 1993 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5% |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
| Year Founded | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 1996 |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | 1993 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 2003 |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5 years |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | No |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
| Equipment | |
| Around Town Community Magazine} | |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
| Inventory | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
| Receivables | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
| Payroll | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
| Support | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
| Marketing | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
| Operations | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Franchise can be run from home. 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 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, |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | 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 | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | |
| International Expansion | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Natural Awakenings Magazine | |