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| Investment | 1095 - 999999 | 18700 - 29750 |
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| Royalty Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Year Founded | 2008 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 2011 |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | Having enabled 100's of entrepreneurs to enter and establish their own home based publishing businesses make me qualified to teach my business expertise to others. | General business experience Sales and marketing skills |
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Training & Support |
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| Training | Personal 1 on 1 training with the owner, software included, graphics arts taught via Skype lessons, media layout, bulk mailing, printing instruction all provided. | • One week training at headquarters • Two day on-site training |
| Support | Support is ongoing for as long as needed. | • Weekly tele-conference meetings • Mentoring program • National sales conference |
| Marketing | • Marketing materials • Quick Start Marketing Plan | |
| Operations | 397 to date | • Franchise can be run from home. • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| 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 | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Royalty Fee | |
| Fun News | 0 |
| SelectAds Direct | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Fun News | 0 |
| SelectAds Direct | 0 |
| Year Founded | |
| Fun News | 2008 |
| SelectAds Direct | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Fun News | 0 |
| SelectAds Direct | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Fun News | none |
| SelectAds Direct | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Fun News | none |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Fun News | Having enabled 100's of entrepreneurs to enter and establish their own home based publishing businesses make me qualified to teach my business expertise to others. |
| SelectAds Direct | General business experience Sales and marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Start-up Costs | |
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| Equipment | |
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| SelectAds Direct | |
| Inventory | |
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| Receivables | |
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| Payroll | |
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Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Fun News | Personal 1 on 1 training with the owner, software included, graphics arts taught via Skype lessons, media layout, bulk mailing, printing instruction all provided. |
| SelectAds Direct | • One week training at headquarters • Two day on-site training |
| Support | |
| Fun News | Support is ongoing for as long as needed. |
| SelectAds Direct | • Weekly tele-conference meetings • Mentoring program • National sales conference |
| Marketing | |
| Fun News | |
| SelectAds Direct | • Marketing materials • Quick Start Marketing Plan |
| Operations | |
| Fun News | 397 to date |
| SelectAds Direct | • Franchise can be run from home. • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Fun News | 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 |
| SelectAds Direct | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Fun News | 0 |
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