Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kiddie Academy | Lekha Writing Centers | |
| Investment | 345000 - 5605000 | 45000 - 45000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 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 | Lekha Writing Centers | |
| Experience | People and management skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Kiddie Academy | Lekha Writing Centers | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Kiddie Academy | Lekha Writing Centers | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training | |
| 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 | Lekha Writing Centers | |
| 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 | |
| Lekha Writing Centers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Lekha Writing Centers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | 7% |
| Lekha Writing Centers | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | 2% |
| Lekha Writing Centers | |
| Year Founded | |
| Kiddie Academy | 1981 |
| Lekha Writing Centers | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kiddie Academy | 1992 |
| Lekha Writing Centers | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kiddie Academy | 15 years |
| Lekha Writing Centers | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | Varies |
| Lekha Writing Centers | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Kiddie Academy | People and management skills |
| Lekha Writing Centers | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Kiddie Academy | No |
| Lekha Writing Centers | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Lekha Writing Centers | |
| Equipment | |
| Kiddie Academy} | |
| Lekha Writing Centers | |
| Inventory | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Lekha Writing Centers | |
| Receivables | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Lekha Writing Centers | |
| Payroll | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Lekha Writing Centers | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Kiddie Academy | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training |
| Lekha Writing Centers | |
| Support | |
| Kiddie Academy | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Lekha Writing Centers | |
| Marketing | |
| Kiddie Academy | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising |
| Lekha Writing Centers | |
| 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) |
| Lekha Writing Centers | |
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 |
| Lekha Writing Centers | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Lekha Writing Centers | |
| International Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Lekha Writing Centers | |