Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Sunbrook Academy | Lightbridge Academy | |
| Investment | 271200 - 2100000 | 549228 - 5054735 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1984 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Sunbrook Academy | Lightbridge Academy | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Sunbrook Academy | Lightbridge Academy | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Sunbrook Academy | Lightbridge Academy | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 28 hours Classroom Training: 128 hours Additional Training: Ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 32 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Sunbrook Academy | Lightbridge Academy | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Sunbrook Academy | 6% |
| Lightbridge Academy | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Lightbridge Academy | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Sunbrook Academy | 1984 |
| Lightbridge Academy | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Sunbrook Academy | 1999 |
| Lightbridge Academy | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Sunbrook Academy | 15 years |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Sunbrook Academy | $1K |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Sunbrook Academy | No |
| Lightbridge Academy | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
| Equipment | |
| Sunbrook Academy} | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
| Inventory | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
| Receivables | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
| Payroll | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Lightbridge Academy | On-The-Job Training: 28 hours Classroom Training: 128 hours Additional Training: Ongoing |
| Support | |
| Sunbrook Academy | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Lightbridge Academy | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Sunbrook Academy | Ad slicks |
| Lightbridge Academy | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Sunbrook Academy | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 30 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Lightbridge Academy | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 32 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Sunbrook Academy | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |
| International Expansion | |
| Sunbrook Academy | |
| Lightbridge Academy | |