Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Our Town America | Stork News of America | |
| Investment | 63300 - 86250 | 11530 - 75700 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | $800-1.2K/yr. |
| Advertising Fee | up to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1972 | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Our Town America | Stork News of America | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Our Town America | Stork News of America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Our Town America | Stork News of America | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location | Available at franchisee's location |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Internet |
| Marketing | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Co-op advertising |
| 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. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Our Town America | Stork News of America | |
| 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 | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Our Town America | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Our Town America | 5% |
| Stork News of America | $800-1.2K/yr. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Our Town America | up to 1% |
| Stork News of America | |
| Year Founded | |
| Our Town America | 1972 |
| Stork News of America | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Our Town America | 2004 |
| Stork News of America | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Our Town America | 10 years |
| Stork News of America | 1 year |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Our Town America | |
| Stork News of America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Our Town America | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Stork News of America | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Our Town America | No |
| Stork News of America | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Our Town America | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Equipment | |
| Our Town America} | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Inventory | |
| Our Town America | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Receivables | |
| Our Town America | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Payroll | |
| Our Town America | |
| Stork News of America | |
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 |
| Stork News of America | Available at franchisee's location |
| Support | |
| Our Town America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Stork News of America | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Internet |
| Marketing | |
| Our Town America | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Stork News of America | Co-op advertising |
| 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 |
| Stork News of America | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
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 |
| Stork News of America | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Our Town America | 0 |
| Stork News of America | |
| International Expansion | |
| Our Town America | |
| Stork News of America | |