Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Mini Cities | Our Town America | |
| Investment | 27000 - 53000 | 63300 - 86250 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | up to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 2005 | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | 2007 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Mini Cities | Our Town America | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Mini Cities | Our Town America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Mini Cities | Our Town America | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | * Franchise can be run from home * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Mini Cities | Our Town America | |
| 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 | |
| Mini Cities | |
| Our Town America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Mini Cities | |
| Our Town America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Mini Cities | 5% |
| Our Town America | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Mini Cities | |
| Our Town America | up to 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Mini Cities | 2005 |
| Our Town America | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Mini Cities | 2007 |
| Our Town America | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Mini Cities | |
| Our Town America | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Mini Cities | |
| Our Town America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Mini Cities | |
| Our Town America | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Mini Cities | No |
| Our Town America | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Mini Cities | |
| Our Town America | |
| Equipment | |
| Mini Cities} | |
| Our Town America | |
| Inventory | |
| Mini Cities | |
| Our Town America | |
| Receivables | |
| Mini Cities | |
| Our Town America | |
| Payroll | |
| Mini Cities | |
| Our Town America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Mini Cities | |
| Our Town America | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location |
| Support | |
| Mini Cities | |
| Our Town America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Mini Cities | |
| Our Town America | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Mini Cities | * Franchise can be run from home * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| Our Town America | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Mini Cities | |
| Our Town America | 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 | |
| Mini Cities | |
| Our Town America | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Mini Cities | |
| Our Town America | |