Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Investment | 503700 - 552500 | 70270 - 163625 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 16% |
| Advertising Fee | $1,000-$3000 /mo | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1980 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills Education background preferred but not required | |
Financing Options |
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| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| 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 | Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media | |
| Operations | 41% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| 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 | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | 7% |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | 16% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | $1,000-$3000 /mo |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Year Founded | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | 0 |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | 0 |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | 1980 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills Education background preferred but not required |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Equipment | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse} | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Inventory | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Receivables | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Payroll | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Support | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| Operations | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | 41% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4 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 |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | |
| International Expansion | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Sylvan Learning Centers | Canada, |