Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Our Town America | United Marketing Solutions | |
| Investment | 63300 - 86250 | 39615 - 61485 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | up to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1972 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Our Town America | United Marketing Solutions | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Our Town America | United Marketing Solutions | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| 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 | United Marketing Solutions | |
| 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 | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| 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 | Franchise can be run from home. 17% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Our Town America | United Marketing Solutions | |
| 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 | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Our Town America | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Our Town America | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Our Town America | 5% |
| United Marketing Solutions | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Our Town America | up to 1% |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| Year Founded | |
| Our Town America | 1972 |
| United Marketing Solutions | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Our Town America | 2004 |
| United Marketing Solutions | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Our Town America | 10 years |
| United Marketing Solutions | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Our Town America | |
| United Marketing Solutions | 5% of current license fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Our Town America | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Our Town America | No |
| United Marketing Solutions | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Our Town America | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| Equipment | |
| Our Town America} | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| Inventory | |
| Our Town America | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| Receivables | |
| Our Town America | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| Payroll | |
| Our Town America | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
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 |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| Support | |
| Our Town America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| United Marketing Solutions | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Our Town America | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| 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 |
| United Marketing Solutions | Franchise can be run from home. 17% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT 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 |
| United Marketing Solutions | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Our Town America | 0 |
| United Marketing Solutions | |
| International Expansion | |
| Our Town America | |
| United Marketing Solutions | |