Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | The School Communications Agency | |
| Investment | 37600 - 54800 | 39700 - 59900 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 12% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1996 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | The School Communications Agency | |
| Experience | Ad/Sales Experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | The School Communications Agency | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | The School Communications Agency | |
| Training | 16-20 hours of Classroom Training, 16 -24 hours of On Site Training. | |
| Support | Meetings, 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. 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) | 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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| Around Town Community Magazine | The School Communications Agency | |
| 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 | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5% |
| The School Communications Agency | 12% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Year Founded | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 1996 |
| The School Communications Agency | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 2003 |
| The School Communications Agency | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5 years |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| The School Communications Agency | Ad/Sales Experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | No |
| The School Communications Agency | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Equipment | |
| Around Town Community Magazine} | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Inventory | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Receivables | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Payroll | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| The School Communications Agency | 16-20 hours of Classroom Training, 16 -24 hours of On Site Training. |
| Support | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| The School Communications Agency | Field Support and ongoing remote support is provided along with many resources and tools. |
| Marketing | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| 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) |
| 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 | |
| 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, |
| 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 | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| International Expansion | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| The School Communications Agency | |