Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Stork News of America | Talking Book World | |
| Investment | 11530 - 75700 | 150000 - 225000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $800-1.2K/yr. | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1983 | 1993 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Stork News of America | Talking Book World | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Stork News of America | Talking Book World | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Stork News of America | Talking Book World | |
| Training | Available at franchisee's location | Franchisee's Store 2 Weeks |
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Internet | Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising | |
| 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) | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
Expansion Plans |
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| Stork News of America | Talking Book World | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Stork News of America | $800-1.2K/yr. |
| Talking Book World | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Talking Book World | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Stork News of America | 1983 |
| Talking Book World | 1993 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Stork News of America | 1984 |
| Talking Book World | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Stork News of America | 1 year |
| Talking Book World | 15 years +5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Talking Book World | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Stork News of America | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Talking Book World | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Stork News of America | No |
| Talking Book World | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Equipment | |
| Stork News of America} | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Inventory | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Receivables | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Payroll | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Talking Book World | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Stork News of America | Available at franchisee's location |
| Talking Book World | Franchisee's Store 2 Weeks |
| Support | |
| Stork News of America | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Internet |
| Talking Book World | Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| Marketing | |
| Stork News of America | Co-op advertising |
| Talking Book World | |
| 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) |
| Talking Book World | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Talking Book World | 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 | |
| Talking Book World | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Talking Book World | |