Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Our Town America | Ad-Visor | |
| Investment | 63300 - 86250 | 50625 - 117300 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | $1,500 per mailing |
| Advertising Fee | up to 1% | $50/month per operating service area |
| Year Founded | 1972 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Our Town America | Ad-Visor | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Our Town America | Ad-Visor | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Our Town America | Ad-Visor | |
| 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. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Our Town America | Ad-Visor | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Our Town America | |
| Ad-Visor | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Our Town America | |
| Ad-Visor | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Our Town America | 5% |
| Ad-Visor | $1,500 per mailing |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Our Town America | up to 1% |
| Ad-Visor | $50/month per operating service area |
| Year Founded | |
| Our Town America | 1972 |
| Ad-Visor | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Our Town America | 2004 |
| Ad-Visor | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Our Town America | 10 years |
| Ad-Visor | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Our Town America | |
| Ad-Visor | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Our Town America | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Ad-Visor | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Our Town America | No |
| Ad-Visor | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Our Town America | |
| Ad-Visor | |
| Equipment | |
| Our Town America} | |
| Ad-Visor | |
| Inventory | |
| Our Town America | |
| Ad-Visor | |
| Receivables | |
| Our Town America | |
| Ad-Visor | |
| Payroll | |
| Our Town America | |
| Ad-Visor | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Our Town America | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location |
| Ad-Visor | |
| Support | |
| Our Town America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Ad-Visor | |
| Marketing | |
| Our Town America | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Ad-Visor | |
| Operations | |
| 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 |
| Ad-Visor | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 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 |
| Ad-Visor | 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 | |
| Our Town America | 0 |
| Ad-Visor | |
| International Expansion | |
| Our Town America | |
| Ad-Visor | |