Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | TownePost Network | |
| Investment | 37600 - 54800 | 41175 - 59043 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1996 | 2014 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2016 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | TownePost Network | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | TownePost Network | |
| 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 | TownePost Network | |
| 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 | TownePost Network | |
| 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 | Nationwide, | |
| International Expansion | Worldwide, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| TownePost Network | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| TownePost Network | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5% |
| TownePost Network | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| TownePost Network | |
| Year Founded | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 1996 |
| TownePost Network | 2014 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 2003 |
| TownePost Network | 2016 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5 years |
| TownePost Network | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| TownePost Network | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| TownePost Network | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | No |
| TownePost Network | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| TownePost Network | |
| Equipment | |
| Around Town Community Magazine} | |
| TownePost Network | |
| Inventory | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| TownePost Network | |
| Receivables | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| TownePost Network | |
| Payroll | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| TownePost Network | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| TownePost Network | |
| Support | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| TownePost Network | |
| Marketing | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| TownePost Network | |
| 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) |
| TownePost Network | |
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, |
| TownePost Network | 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 | |
| TownePost Network | Nationwide, |
| International Expansion | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| TownePost Network | Worldwide, |