Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| EncouraGym | Oogles n Googles | |
| Investment | 25600 - 69400 | 33400 - 39700 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2001 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| EncouraGym | Oogles n Googles | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Desire to work with children | Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| EncouraGym | Oogles n Googles | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| EncouraGym | Oogles n Googles | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Ad slicks |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. 1% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| EncouraGym | Oogles n Googles | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming, | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| EncouraGym | |
| Oogles n Googles | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| EncouraGym | |
| Oogles n Googles | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| EncouraGym | 6% |
| Oogles n Googles | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| EncouraGym | |
| Oogles n Googles | |
| Year Founded | |
| EncouraGym | 2001 |
| Oogles n Googles | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| EncouraGym | 2004 |
| Oogles n Googles | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| EncouraGym | 5 years |
| Oogles n Googles | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| EncouraGym | 10% of current franchise fee |
| Oogles n Googles | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| EncouraGym | General business experience Marketing skills Desire to work with children |
| Oogles n Googles | Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| EncouraGym | Yes |
| Oogles n Googles | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| EncouraGym | |
| Oogles n Googles | |
| Equipment | |
| EncouraGym} | |
| Oogles n Googles | |
| Inventory | |
| EncouraGym | |
| Oogles n Googles | |
| Receivables | |
| EncouraGym | |
| Oogles n Googles | |
| Payroll | |
| EncouraGym | |
| Oogles n Googles | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| EncouraGym | |
| Oogles n Googles | |
| Support | |
| EncouraGym | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Oogles n Googles | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| EncouraGym | Ad slicks |
| Oogles n Googles | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| EncouraGym | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Oogles n Googles | Franchise can be run from home. 1% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| EncouraGym | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Oogles n Googles | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| EncouraGym | |
| Oogles n Googles | |
| International Expansion | |
| EncouraGym | |
| Oogles n Googles | |