Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Monthly Coupons | Talking Book World | |
| Investment | 135000 - 150000 | 150000 - 225000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 2001 | 1993 |
| Year Franchised | 2007 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Monthly Coupons | Talking Book World | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Monthly Coupons | Talking Book World | |
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| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
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Training & Support |
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| Monthly Coupons | Talking Book World | |
| Training | Franchisee's Store 2 Weeks | |
| Support | Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Monthly Coupons | Talking Book World | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Talking Book World | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Talking Book World | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Monthly Coupons | 2001 |
| Talking Book World | 1993 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Monthly Coupons | 2007 |
| Talking Book World | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Talking Book World | 15 years +5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Talking Book World | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Talking Book World | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Equipment | |
| Monthly Coupons} | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Inventory | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Receivables | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Payroll | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Talking Book World | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Talking Book World | Franchisee's Store 2 Weeks |
| Support | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Talking Book World | Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| Marketing | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Operations | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Talking Book World | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Talking Book World | 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 | |
| Monthly Coupons | 0 |
| Talking Book World | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Monthly Coupons | |
| Talking Book World | |