Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | SportsXpress | |
| Investment | 37600 - 54800 | 15000 - 999999 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 10% which includes a 2% towards training fund |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1996 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | SportsXpress | |
| Experience | * Passion for sports * Strong people skills * Small financial investment | |
Financing Options |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | SportsXpress | |
| 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 | SportsXpress | |
| 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 | SportsXpress | |
| 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, | 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 | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SportsXpress | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SportsXpress | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5% |
| SportsXpress | 10% which includes a 2% towards training fund |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SportsXpress | |
| Year Founded | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 1996 |
| SportsXpress | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 2003 |
| SportsXpress | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5 years |
| SportsXpress | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SportsXpress | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SportsXpress | * Passion for sports * Strong people skills * Small financial investment |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | No |
| SportsXpress | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SportsXpress | |
| Equipment | |
| Around Town Community Magazine} | |
| SportsXpress | |
| Inventory | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SportsXpress | |
| Receivables | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SportsXpress | |
| Payroll | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SportsXpress | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SportsXpress | |
| Support | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| SportsXpress | |
| Marketing | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SportsXpress | |
| 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) |
| SportsXpress | |
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, |
| SportsXpress | 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 | |
| SportsXpress | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| SportsXpress | |