Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | Children's Technology Workshop | |
| Investment | 503700 - 552500 | 81000 - 105000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | $1,000-$3000 /mo | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | Children's Technology Workshop | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills Enthusiasm for technology, engineering, science | |
Financing Options |
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| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | Children's Technology Workshop | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | Children's Technology Workshop | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | Children's Technology 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 | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Children's Technology Workshop | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Children's Technology Workshop | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | 7% |
| Children's Technology Workshop | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | $1,000-$3000 /mo |
| Children's Technology Workshop | |
| Year Founded | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | 0 |
| Children's Technology Workshop | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | 0 |
| Children's Technology Workshop | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Children's Technology Workshop | 7 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Children's Technology Workshop | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Children's Technology Workshop | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills Enthusiasm for technology, engineering, science |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Children's Technology Workshop | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Children's Technology Workshop | |
| Equipment | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse} | |
| Children's Technology Workshop | |
| Inventory | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Children's Technology Workshop | |
| Receivables | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Children's Technology Workshop | |
| Payroll | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Children's Technology Workshop | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Children's Technology Workshop | |
| Support | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Children's Technology Workshop | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Children's Technology Workshop | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Children's Technology Workshop | Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | 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 |
| Children's Technology Workshop | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Children's Technology Workshop | |
| International Expansion | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Children's Technology Workshop | |