Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Stork News of America | Our Town America | |
| Investment | 11530 - 75700 | 63300 - 86250 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $800-1.2K/yr. | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | up to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1983 | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Stork News of America | Our Town America | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Stork News of America | Our Town 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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| Stork News of America | Our Town America | |
| Training | Available at franchisee's location | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location |
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Internet | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | 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) | 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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| Stork News of America | Our Town 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 | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Our Town America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Our Town America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Stork News of America | $800-1.2K/yr. |
| Our Town America | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Our Town America | up to 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Stork News of America | 1983 |
| Our Town America | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Stork News of America | 1984 |
| Our Town America | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Stork News of America | 1 year |
| Our Town America | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Our Town America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Stork News of America | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Our Town America | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Stork News of America | No |
| Our Town America | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Our Town America | |
| Equipment | |
| Stork News of America} | |
| Our Town America | |
| Inventory | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Our Town America | |
| Receivables | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Our Town America | |
| Payroll | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Our Town America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Stork News of America | Available at franchisee's location |
| Our Town America | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location |
| Support | |
| Stork News of America | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Internet |
| Our Town America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Stork News of America | Co-op advertising |
| Our Town America | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| 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 | |
| Stork News of America | |
| 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 | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Our Town America | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Our Town America | |