Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| City Publications | Talking Book World | |
| Investment | 43650 - 267850 | 150000 - 225000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 2002 | 1993 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| City Publications | Talking Book World | |
| Experience | Experienced in relationship oriented sales Interested in building strong, long-term business relationships with clients Extremely competitive and driven for success Tenacious and persistent with great people skills Self motivated with high work ethic Skilled at identifying the decision maker Ready to make a 6-figure income | |
Financing Options |
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| City Publications | Talking Book World | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| City Publications | Talking Book World | |
| Training | Franchisee's Store 2 Weeks | |
| Support | Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged | |
Expansion Plans |
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| City Publications | Talking Book World | |
| US Expansion | 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 | 0 | Nationwide, 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 | |
| City Publications | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| City Publications | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| City Publications | 6% |
| Talking Book World | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| City Publications | |
| Talking Book World | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| City Publications | 2002 |
| Talking Book World | 1993 |
| Year Franchised | |
| City Publications | 2002 |
| Talking Book World | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| City Publications | 5years/25years |
| Talking Book World | 15 years +5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| City Publications | |
| Talking Book World | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| City Publications | Experienced in relationship oriented sales Interested in building strong, long-term business relationships with clients Extremely competitive and driven for success Tenacious and persistent with great people skills Self motivated with high work ethic Skilled at identifying the decision maker Ready to make a 6-figure income |
| Talking Book World | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| City Publications | No |
| Talking Book World | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| City Publications | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Equipment | |
| City Publications} | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Inventory | |
| City Publications | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Receivables | |
| City Publications | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Payroll | |
| City Publications | |
| Talking Book World | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| City Publications | |
| Talking Book World | Franchisee's Store 2 Weeks |
| Support | |
| City Publications | |
| Talking Book World | Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| Marketing | |
| City Publications | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Operations | |
| City Publications | |
| Talking Book World | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| City Publications | |
| Talking Book World | 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 | |
| City Publications | 0 |
| Talking Book World | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| City Publications | |
| Talking Book World | |