Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Our Town America | Biz Card Xpress | |
| Investment | 63300 - 86250 | 114346 - 197475 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | up to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1972 | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Our Town America | Biz Card Xpress | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Our Town America | Biz Card Xpress | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Our Town America | Biz Card Xpress | |
| 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 | Biz Card Xpress | |
| 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 | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Our Town America | |
| Biz Card Xpress | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Our Town America | |
| Biz Card Xpress | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Our Town America | 5% |
| Biz Card Xpress | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Our Town America | up to 1% |
| Biz Card Xpress | |
| Year Founded | |
| Our Town America | 1972 |
| Biz Card Xpress | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Our Town America | 2004 |
| Biz Card Xpress | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Our Town America | 10 years |
| Biz Card Xpress | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Our Town America | |
| Biz Card Xpress | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Our Town America | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Biz Card Xpress | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Our Town America | No |
| Biz Card Xpress | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Our Town America | |
| Biz Card Xpress | |
| Equipment | |
| Our Town America} | |
| Biz Card Xpress | |
| Inventory | |
| Our Town America | |
| Biz Card Xpress | |
| Receivables | |
| Our Town America | |
| Biz Card Xpress | |
| Payroll | |
| Our Town America | |
| Biz Card Xpress | |
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 |
| Biz Card Xpress | |
| Support | |
| Our Town America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Biz Card Xpress | |
| Marketing | |
| Our Town America | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Biz Card Xpress | |
| 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 |
| Biz Card Xpress | |
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 |
| Biz Card Xpress | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Our Town America | 0 |
| Biz Card Xpress | |
| International Expansion | |
| Our Town America | |
| Biz Card Xpress | |