Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HobbyTown USA | Brilliant Sky | |
| Investment | 199500 - 374000 | 196000 - 424000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1%-3% | |
| Year Founded | 1969 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 1986 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HobbyTown USA | Brilliant Sky | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| HobbyTown USA | Brilliant Sky | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| HobbyTown USA | Brilliant Sky | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| HobbyTown USA | Brilliant Sky | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Brilliant Sky | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Brilliant Sky | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HobbyTown USA | 3% |
| Brilliant Sky | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HobbyTown USA | 1%-3% |
| Brilliant Sky | |
| Year Founded | |
| HobbyTown USA | 1969 |
| Brilliant Sky | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HobbyTown USA | 1986 |
| Brilliant Sky | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HobbyTown USA | 10 years |
| Brilliant Sky | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HobbyTown USA | $2K |
| Brilliant Sky | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Brilliant Sky | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HobbyTown USA | No |
| Brilliant Sky | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Brilliant Sky | |
| Equipment | |
| HobbyTown USA} | |
| Brilliant Sky | |
| Inventory | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Brilliant Sky | |
| Receivables | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Brilliant Sky | |
| Payroll | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Brilliant Sky | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| HobbyTown USA | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Brilliant Sky | |
| Support | |
| HobbyTown USA | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software |
| Brilliant Sky | |
| Marketing | |
| HobbyTown USA | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Brilliant Sky | |
| Operations | |
| HobbyTown USA | 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Brilliant Sky | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| HobbyTown USA | 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 |
| Brilliant Sky | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Brilliant Sky | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| HobbyTown USA | Canada, |
| Brilliant Sky | |