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