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