Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Growing Room | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Investment | 700000 - 3000000 | 440600 - 630000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 0 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Growing Room | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications important but not required) | |
Financing Options |
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| Growing Room | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Growing Room | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Training | Franchisees and their Center Director are provided with 3-4 weeks of initial training. The cost of this initial training is included in your franchise fee. The Franchisee pays their own costs and those of their designated managers for transportation, meal and hotel accommodations. | 4 weeks: 2 weeks of training at the Children's Lighthouse home office, one week of in-school training with seasoned Children's Lighthouse franchise owners and one week of post-opening training in your school. |
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Growing Room | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, Eastern Europe, Mexico, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Growing Room | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Growing Room | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Growing Room | 7% |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Growing Room | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Year Founded | |
| Growing Room | 0 |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Growing Room | 0 |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Growing Room | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Growing Room | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Growing Room | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications important but not required) |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Growing Room | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Growing Room | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Equipment | |
| Growing Room} | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Inventory | |
| Growing Room | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Receivables | |
| Growing Room | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Payroll | |
| Growing Room | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Growing Room | Franchisees and their Center Director are provided with 3-4 weeks of initial training. The cost of this initial training is included in your franchise fee. The Franchisee pays their own costs and those of their designated managers for transportation, meal and hotel accommodations. |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 4 weeks: 2 weeks of training at the Children's Lighthouse home office, one week of in-school training with seasoned Children's Lighthouse franchise owners and one week of post-opening training in your school. |
| Support | |
| Growing Room | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Growing Room | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Growing Room | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Growing Room | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Growing Room | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| International Expansion | |
| Growing Room | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Canada, Eastern Europe, Mexico, Western Europe, |