Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Huntington Learning Centers | Batter Up | |
| Investment | 133458 - 276669 | 178100 - 256000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 9.50% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1977 | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | 1985 | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Huntington Learning Centers | Batter Up | |
| Experience | General business experience | * General business experience * Marketing skills * Love of children, energetic personality |
Financing Options |
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| Huntington Learning Centers | Batter Up | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | No |
| Equipment | Yes | No |
| Inventory | Yes | No |
| Receivables | Yes | No |
| Payroll | Yes | No |
Training & Support |
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| Huntington Learning Centers | Batter Up | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 155 hours Additional Training: At franchisee's location and online | * Available at headquarters: 4-5 days * At franchisee's location: 4-5 days |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media | |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 35% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 6 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Huntington Learning Centers | Batter Up | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | |
| Batter Up | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | |
| Batter Up | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | 9.50% |
| Batter Up | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | 2% |
| Batter Up | |
| Year Founded | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | 1977 |
| Batter Up | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | 1985 |
| Batter Up | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | 10 years |
| Batter Up | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | up to $20K |
| Batter Up | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | General business experience |
| Batter Up | * General business experience * Marketing skills * Love of children, energetic personality |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | No |
| Batter Up | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | |
| Batter Up | |
| Equipment | |
| Huntington Learning Centers} | |
| Batter Up | |
| Inventory | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | |
| Batter Up | |
| Receivables | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | |
| Batter Up | |
| Payroll | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | |
| Batter Up | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 155 hours Additional Training: At franchisee's location and online |
| Batter Up | * Available at headquarters: 4-5 days * At franchisee's location: 4-5 days |
| Support | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Batter Up | |
| Marketing | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| Batter Up | |
| Operations | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 35% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Batter Up | * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 6 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | 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 |
| Batter Up | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | |
| Batter Up | |
| International Expansion | |
| Huntington Learning Centers | |
| Batter Up | |