Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Our Town America | Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Investment | 63300 - 86250 | 18500 - 29100 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | $500/ month |
| Advertising Fee | up to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1972 | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Our Town America | Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Our Town America | Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Our Town America | Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| 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 | Best Training and Support in the Industry, Be in Business for Yourself, Not by Yourself. You will have access to ongoing marketing and retail items available to operate your business. We want you to be successful, so we don't just get you started - you get continued support every step of the way! |
| 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 | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 0 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Our Town America | Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| 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 | |
| Our Town America | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Our Town America | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Our Town America | 5% |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | $500/ month |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Our Town America | up to 1% |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Year Founded | |
| Our Town America | 1972 |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Our Town America | 2004 |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Our Town America | 10 years |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Our Town America | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | $2,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Our Town America | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Our Town America | No |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Our Town America | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Equipment | |
| Our Town America} | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Inventory | |
| Our Town America | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Receivables | |
| Our Town America | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Payroll | |
| Our Town America | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
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 |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Support | |
| Our Town America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | Best Training and Support in the Industry, Be in Business for Yourself, Not by Yourself. You will have access to ongoing marketing and retail items available to operate your business. We want you to be successful, so we don't just get you started - you get continued support every step of the way! |
| Marketing | |
| Our Town America | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| 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 |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 0 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
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 |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Our Town America | 0 |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| International Expansion | |
| Our Town America | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |