Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Our Town America | SelectAds Direct | |
| Investment | 63300 - 86250 | 18700 - 29750 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | up to 1% | 0 |
| Year Founded | 1972 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Our Town America | SelectAds Direct | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | General business experience Sales and marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Our Town America | SelectAds Direct | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Our Town America | SelectAds Direct | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location | • One week training at headquarters • Two day on-site training |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | • Weekly tele-conference meetings • Mentoring program • National sales conference |
| Marketing | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app | • Marketing materials • Quick Start Marketing Plan |
| 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 | • Franchise can be run from home. • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Our Town America | SelectAds Direct | |
| 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, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Our Town America | |
| SelectAds Direct | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Our Town America | |
| SelectAds Direct | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Our Town America | 5% |
| SelectAds Direct | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Our Town America | up to 1% |
| SelectAds Direct | 0 |
| Year Founded | |
| Our Town America | 1972 |
| SelectAds Direct | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Our Town America | 2004 |
| SelectAds Direct | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Our Town America | 10 years |
| SelectAds Direct | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Our Town America | |
| SelectAds Direct | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Our Town America | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| SelectAds Direct | General business experience Sales and marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Our Town America | No |
| SelectAds Direct | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Our Town America | |
| SelectAds Direct | |
| Equipment | |
| Our Town America} | |
| SelectAds Direct | |
| Inventory | |
| Our Town America | |
| SelectAds Direct | |
| Receivables | |
| Our Town America | |
| SelectAds Direct | |
| Payroll | |
| Our Town America | |
| SelectAds Direct | |
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 |
| SelectAds Direct | • One week training at headquarters • Two day on-site training |
| Support | |
| Our Town America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| SelectAds Direct | • Weekly tele-conference meetings • Mentoring program • National sales conference |
| Marketing | |
| Our Town America | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| SelectAds Direct | • Marketing materials • Quick Start Marketing Plan |
| 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 |
| SelectAds Direct | • Franchise can be run from home. • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT 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 |
| SelectAds Direct | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Our Town America | 0 |
| SelectAds Direct | |
| International Expansion | |
| Our Town America | |
| SelectAds Direct | |