Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Guard-A-Kid | Positive Proof | |
| Investment | 21400 - 38700 | 31400 - 44700 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2004 | 2000 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Guard-A-Kid | Positive Proof | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Guard-A-Kid | Positive Proof | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Guard-A-Kid | Positive Proof | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 3 days * By phone: 1 day | |
| Support | ||
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | * Franchise can be run from home * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 1 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Guard-A-Kid | Positive Proof | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wyoming, | 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 | |
| Guard-A-Kid | |
| Positive Proof | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Guard-A-Kid | |
| Positive Proof | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Guard-A-Kid | 0 |
| Positive Proof | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Guard-A-Kid | |
| Positive Proof | |
| Year Founded | |
| Guard-A-Kid | 2004 |
| Positive Proof | 2000 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Guard-A-Kid | 2005 |
| Positive Proof | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Guard-A-Kid | |
| Positive Proof | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Guard-A-Kid | |
| Positive Proof | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Guard-A-Kid | |
| Positive Proof | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Guard-A-Kid | No |
| Positive Proof | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Guard-A-Kid | |
| Positive Proof | |
| Equipment | |
| Guard-A-Kid} | |
| Positive Proof | |
| Inventory | |
| Guard-A-Kid | |
| Positive Proof | |
| Receivables | |
| Guard-A-Kid | |
| Positive Proof | |
| Payroll | |
| Guard-A-Kid | |
| Positive Proof | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Guard-A-Kid | |
| Positive Proof | * Available at headquarters: 3 days * By phone: 1 day |
| Support | |
| Guard-A-Kid | |
| Positive Proof | |
| Marketing | |
| Guard-A-Kid | |
| Positive Proof | |
| Operations | |
| Guard-A-Kid | |
| Positive Proof | * Franchise can be run from home * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 1 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Guard-A-Kid | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Positive Proof | 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 | |
| Guard-A-Kid | |
| Positive Proof | |
| International Expansion | |
| Guard-A-Kid | |
| Positive Proof | |