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| Investment | 37600 - 54800 | 60960 - 89710 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1996 | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2010 |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| 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 | Welcomemat Services | |
| Training | As with any good business model, an in depth training program is critical. The Welcomemat Services' training program has been designed by Welcomemat Services sales professionals and is based on 8 years of direct "field" selling and customer feedback. The Welcomemat Services in-depth training platform includes: An online-initial home study course Access to an online training portal for continuing education Up to one week of training at our corporate support center A step-by-step sales process Ample coverage of proper sales techniques designed to help you rapidly build a client base Our exclusive software selling platform, already pre-populated with targeted prospects within your territory Access to a copy of our confidential operations manual to help you run your business properly on a day-to-day basis. On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Home study course | |
| Support | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | The Welcomemat Services support platform was built by sales professionals for sales professionals. Great sales professionals prefer selling and customer interaction over back-office and administrative work. It is for that reason that Welcomemat Services has built a comprehensive and highly sophisticated support platform that's simple to use. The Welcomemat Services team's expertise and understanding in technology, software and sales allowed us to construct a training and support platform that: -Supports business ownership opportunities focused on revenue generation -Allows sales professionals to spend the majority of their time on selling and growing customer relationships -Allows simple access to online order, billing, and CRM software -Creates a simplified selling opportunity with recurring revenues -Provides access to integrated, patent-pending technologies for local marketing -Provides access to Welcomemat Services trademarks -Creates an incredible business opportunity for sales minded individuals Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| 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) | Absentee Ownership Allowed |
Expansion Plans |
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| 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 |
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| Franchise Fee | |
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| Royalty Fee | |
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| Welcomemat Services | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
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| Welcomemat Services | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 1996 |
| Welcomemat Services | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 2003 |
| Welcomemat Services | 2010 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5 years |
| Welcomemat Services | 7Years+5+5+5 |
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| Welcomemat Services | As with any good business model, an in depth training program is critical. The Welcomemat Services' training program has been designed by Welcomemat Services sales professionals and is based on 8 years of direct "field" selling and customer feedback. The Welcomemat Services in-depth training platform includes: An online-initial home study course Access to an online training portal for continuing education Up to one week of training at our corporate support center A step-by-step sales process Ample coverage of proper sales techniques designed to help you rapidly build a client base Our exclusive software selling platform, already pre-populated with targeted prospects within your territory Access to a copy of our confidential operations manual to help you run your business properly on a day-to-day basis. On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Home study course |
| Support | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Welcomemat Services | The Welcomemat Services support platform was built by sales professionals for sales professionals. Great sales professionals prefer selling and customer interaction over back-office and administrative work. It is for that reason that Welcomemat Services has built a comprehensive and highly sophisticated support platform that's simple to use. The Welcomemat Services team's expertise and understanding in technology, software and sales allowed us to construct a training and support platform that: -Supports business ownership opportunities focused on revenue generation -Allows sales professionals to spend the majority of their time on selling and growing customer relationships -Allows simple access to online order, billing, and CRM software -Creates a simplified selling opportunity with recurring revenues -Provides access to integrated, patent-pending technologies for local marketing -Provides access to Welcomemat Services trademarks -Creates an incredible business opportunity for sales minded individuals Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Welcomemat Services | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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) |
| Welcomemat Services | Absentee Ownership Allowed |
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, |
| Welcomemat Services | 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 |
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