Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Our Town America | Invite Systems | |
| Investment | 63300 - 86250 | 50400 - 83700 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | up to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1972 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Our Town America | Invite Systems | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Our Town America | Invite Systems | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Our Town America | Invite Systems | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location | We offer an intensive 3 day initial training at the corporate office. |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | For the first 90 days after a franchisee departs training, there is a mandated weekly call with the National Director of Sales to ensure that all new franchisees are reaching their individual goals. All franchisees are provided one point of contact at the corporate office to have all of their questions answered as they develop. Quarterly newsletters are also provided as well as an Annual Sales training seminar. |
| 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 | Invite Systems | |
| 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 | |
| Invite Systems | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Our Town America | |
| Invite Systems | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Our Town America | 5% |
| Invite Systems | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Our Town America | up to 1% |
| Invite Systems | |
| Year Founded | |
| Our Town America | 1972 |
| Invite Systems | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Our Town America | 2004 |
| Invite Systems | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Our Town America | 10 years |
| Invite Systems | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Our Town America | |
| Invite Systems | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Our Town America | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Invite Systems | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Our Town America | No |
| Invite Systems | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Our Town America | |
| Invite Systems | |
| Equipment | |
| Our Town America} | |
| Invite Systems | |
| Inventory | |
| Our Town America | |
| Invite Systems | |
| Receivables | |
| Our Town America | |
| Invite Systems | |
| Payroll | |
| Our Town America | |
| Invite Systems | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Our Town America | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location |
| Invite Systems | We offer an intensive 3 day initial training at the corporate office. |
| Support | |
| Our Town America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Invite Systems | For the first 90 days after a franchisee departs training, there is a mandated weekly call with the National Director of Sales to ensure that all new franchisees are reaching their individual goals. All franchisees are provided one point of contact at the corporate office to have all of their questions answered as they develop. Quarterly newsletters are also provided as well as an Annual Sales training seminar. |
| Marketing | |
| Our Town America | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Invite Systems | |
| 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 |
| Invite Systems | |
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 |
| Invite Systems | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Our Town America | 0 |
| Invite Systems | |
| International Expansion | |
| Our Town America | |
| Invite Systems | |