Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HobbyTown USA | Vintage Stock | |
| Investment | 199500 - 374000 | 337700 - 585400 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1%-3% | |
| Year Founded | 1969 | 1980 |
| Year Franchised | 1986 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HobbyTown USA | Vintage Stock | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| HobbyTown USA | Vintage Stock | |
| 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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| HobbyTown USA | Vintage Stock | |
| 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 | Vintage Stock | |
| 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 | |
| Vintage Stock | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Vintage Stock | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HobbyTown USA | 3% |
| Vintage Stock | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HobbyTown USA | 1%-3% |
| Vintage Stock | |
| Year Founded | |
| HobbyTown USA | 1969 |
| Vintage Stock | 1980 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HobbyTown USA | 1986 |
| Vintage Stock | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HobbyTown USA | 10 years |
| Vintage Stock | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HobbyTown USA | $2K |
| Vintage Stock | $500 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Vintage Stock | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HobbyTown USA | No |
| Vintage Stock | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Vintage Stock | |
| Equipment | |
| HobbyTown USA} | |
| Vintage Stock | |
| Inventory | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Vintage Stock | |
| Receivables | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Vintage Stock | |
| Payroll | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Vintage Stock | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| HobbyTown USA | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Vintage Stock | |
| 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 |
| Vintage Stock | |
| Marketing | |
| HobbyTown USA | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Vintage Stock | |
| 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) |
| Vintage Stock | |
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 |
| Vintage Stock | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| HobbyTown USA | |
| Vintage Stock | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| HobbyTown USA | Canada, |
| Vintage Stock | |