Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Our Town America | Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | |
| Investment | 63300 - 86250 | 100000 - 300000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | up to 1% | 1% |
| Year Founded | 1972 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Our Town America | Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Our Town America | Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Our Town America | Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location | 3 days at Headquarters in Regina |
| 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 | Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | |
| 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 | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Our Town America | |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Our Town America | |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Our Town America | 5% |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Our Town America | up to 1% |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Our Town America | 1972 |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Our Town America | 2004 |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Our Town America | 10 years |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Our Town America | |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Our Town America | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Our Town America | No |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Our Town America | |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | |
| Equipment | |
| Our Town America} | |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | |
| Inventory | |
| Our Town America | |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | |
| Receivables | |
| Our Town America | |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | |
| Payroll | |
| Our Town America | |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | |
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 |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | 3 days at Headquarters in Regina |
| Support | |
| Our Town America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | |
| Marketing | |
| Our Town America | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | |
| 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 |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | |
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 |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Our Town America | 0 |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan |
| International Expansion | |
| Our Town America | |
| Postcard Portables Canada Ltd. | |