Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kiddie Academy | Growing Room | |
| Investment | 345000 - 5605000 | 700000 - 3000000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kiddie Academy | Growing Room | |
| Experience | People and management skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Kiddie Academy | Growing Room | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Kiddie Academy | Growing Room | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online 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. |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising | |
| Operations | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Kiddie Academy | Growing Room | |
| 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 | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Growing Room | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Growing Room | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | 7% |
| Growing Room | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | 2% |
| Growing Room | |
| Year Founded | |
| Kiddie Academy | 1981 |
| Growing Room | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kiddie Academy | 1992 |
| Growing Room | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kiddie Academy | 15 years |
| Growing Room | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | Varies |
| Growing Room | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Kiddie Academy | People and management skills |
| Growing Room | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Kiddie Academy | No |
| Growing Room | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Growing Room | |
| Equipment | |
| Kiddie Academy} | |
| Growing Room | |
| Inventory | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Growing Room | |
| Receivables | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Growing Room | |
| Payroll | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Growing Room | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Kiddie Academy | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online 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. |
| Support | |
| Kiddie Academy | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Growing Room | |
| Marketing | |
| Kiddie Academy | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising |
| Growing Room | |
| Operations | |
| Kiddie Academy | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Growing Room | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | 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 |
| Growing Room | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Growing Room | |
| International Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Growing Room | |