Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Little City Kids | Kiddie Academy | |
| Investment | 118000 - 189000 | 345000 - 5605000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1998 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 2006 | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Little City Kids | Kiddie Academy | |
| Experience | People and management skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Little City Kids | Kiddie Academy | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Little City Kids | Kiddie Academy | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 30-60 days * At franchisee's location: 10 days | 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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| Little City Kids | Kiddie Academy | |
| US Expansion | Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin | 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 | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Little City Kids | 7% |
| Kiddie Academy | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Little City Kids | 1998 |
| Kiddie Academy | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Little City Kids | 2006 |
| Kiddie Academy | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Little City Kids | 5 years |
| Kiddie Academy | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | Varies |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | People and management skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Equipment | |
| Little City Kids} | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Inventory | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Receivables | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Payroll | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Little City Kids | * Available at headquarters: 30-60 days * At franchisee's location: 10 days |
| Kiddie Academy | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training |
| Support | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising |
| Operations | |
| Little City Kids | |
| 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 | |
| Little City Kids | Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin |
| 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 | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| International Expansion | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Kiddie Academy | |