Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Clay for Kids | Kiddie Academy | |
| Investment | 15000 - 32000 | 345000 - 5605000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Clay for Kids | Kiddie Academy | |
| Experience | People and management skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Clay for Kids | Kiddie Academy | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Clay for Kids | Kiddie Academy | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising | |
| Operations | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Clay for Kids | Kiddie Academy | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Clay for Kids | 8% |
| Kiddie Academy | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Clay for Kids | 1% |
| Kiddie Academy | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Clay for Kids | 1981 |
| Kiddie Academy | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Clay for Kids | 2004 |
| Kiddie Academy | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Clay for Kids | 5 years +5+5 |
| Kiddie Academy | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | Varies |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | People and management skills |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Equipment | |
| Clay for Kids} | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Inventory | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Receivables | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Payroll | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training |
| Support | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising |
| Operations | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | 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 | |
| Clay for Kids | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| International Expansion | |
| Clay for Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | |