Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | Tutor Time | |
| Investment | 503700 - 552500 | 355000 - 2800000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | $1,000-$3000 /mo | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | Tutor Time | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | Tutor Time | |
| 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 | Tutor Time | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 33% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 - 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (70% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | Tutor Time | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Tutor Time | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Tutor Time | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | 7% |
| Tutor Time | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | $1,000-$3000 /mo |
| Tutor Time | |
| Year Founded | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | 0 |
| Tutor Time | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | 0 |
| Tutor Time | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Tutor Time | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Tutor Time | $5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Tutor Time | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Inventory | |
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| Receivables | |
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| Payroll | |
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Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Tutor Time | |
| Support | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Tutor Time | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Tutor Time | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Little Sunshine's Playhouse | |
| Tutor Time | 33% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 - 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (70% 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 |
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| Canada Expansion | |
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| Tutor Time | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
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