Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Computertots | Kidz Watch | |
| Investment | 47700 - 66300 | 127000 - 214500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1983 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 1988 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Computertots | Kidz Watch | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Computertots | Kidz Watch | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Computertots | Kidz Watch | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures | |
| Marketing | National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Computertots | Kidz Watch | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Computertots | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Computertots | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Computertots | 8% |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Computertots | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Year Founded | |
| Computertots | 1983 |
| Kidz Watch | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Computertots | 1988 |
| Kidz Watch | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Computertots | 15 years |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Computertots | 5% of franchise fee |
| Kidz Watch | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Computertots | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Kidz Watch | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Computertots | Yes |
| Kidz Watch | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Computertots | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Equipment | |
| Computertots} | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Inventory | |
| Computertots | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Receivables | |
| Computertots | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Payroll | |
| Computertots | |
| Kidz Watch | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Computertots | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Support | |
| Computertots | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Marketing | |
| Computertots | National media, Regional advertising |
| Kidz Watch | |
| Operations | |
| Computertots | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Kidz Watch | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Computertots | |
| Kidz Watch | 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 | |
| Computertots | |
| Kidz Watch | |
| International Expansion | |
| Computertots | |
| Kidz Watch | |