Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kiddie Academy | The Actor's Garage | |
| Investment | 345000 - 5605000 | 30500 - 32000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 9% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kiddie Academy | The Actor's Garage | |
| Experience | People and management skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Kiddie Academy | The Actor's Garage | |
| 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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| Kiddie Academy | The Actor's Garage | |
| 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 | The Actor's Garage | |
| 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 |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| The Actor's Garage | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| The Actor's Garage | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | 7% |
| The Actor's Garage | 9% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | 2% |
| The Actor's Garage | |
| Year Founded | |
| Kiddie Academy | 1981 |
| The Actor's Garage | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kiddie Academy | 1992 |
| The Actor's Garage | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kiddie Academy | 15 years |
| The Actor's Garage | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | Varies |
| The Actor's Garage | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Kiddie Academy | People and management skills |
| The Actor's Garage | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Kiddie Academy | No |
| The Actor's Garage | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| The Actor's Garage | |
| Equipment | |
| Kiddie Academy} | |
| The Actor's Garage | |
| Inventory | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| The Actor's Garage | |
| Receivables | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| The Actor's Garage | |
| Payroll | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| The Actor's Garage | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Kiddie Academy | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training |
| The Actor's Garage | |
| Support | |
| Kiddie Academy | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| The Actor's Garage | |
| Marketing | |
| Kiddie Academy | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising |
| The Actor's Garage | |
| 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) |
| The Actor's Garage | |
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 |
| The Actor's Garage | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| The Actor's Garage | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| The Actor's Garage | |