Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | The Mad Science Group | |
| Investment | 503700 - 552500 | 74050 - 110459 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | $1,000-$3000 /mo | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | The Mad Science Group | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | The Mad Science Group | |
| 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 | The Mad Science Group | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | The Mad Science Group | |
| 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 | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | 7% |
| The Mad Science Group | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | $1,000-$3000 /mo |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Year Founded | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | 0 |
| The Mad Science Group | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | 0 |
| The Mad Science Group | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| The Mad Science Group | 25 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| The Mad Science Group | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Equipment | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse} | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Inventory | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Receivables | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Payroll | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Support | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| The Mad Science Group | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| The Mad Science Group | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| The Mad Science Group | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (95% 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 |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| The Mad Science Group | |
| International Expansion | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| The Mad Science Group | |