Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kiddie Academy | Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Investment | 345000 - 5605000 | 30000 - 35000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kiddie Academy | Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Experience | People and management skills | organizational, administrative, and computer skills. In addition, you should have a solid understanding of public relations and marketing. Have a heart for children, possess an energetic nature, and be people-oriented and outgoing. A dance background and experience, including small business ownership in dance or education, will be considered pluses but are not required. |
Financing Options |
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| Kiddie Academy | Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Kiddie Academy | Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| 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 | Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| 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 | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | 7% |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | 2% |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Year Founded | |
| Kiddie Academy | 1981 |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kiddie Academy | 1992 |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kiddie Academy | 15 years |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | Varies |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Kiddie Academy | People and management skills |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | organizational, administrative, and computer skills. In addition, you should have a solid understanding of public relations and marketing. Have a heart for children, possess an energetic nature, and be people-oriented and outgoing. A dance background and experience, including small business ownership in dance or education, will be considered pluses but are not required. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Kiddie Academy | No |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Equipment | |
| Kiddie Academy} | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Inventory | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Receivables | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Payroll | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Kiddie Academy | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Support | |
| Kiddie Academy | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Marketing | |
| Kiddie Academy | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| 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) |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
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 |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |
| International Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Little People's Creative Workshop | |