Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Talking Book World | Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Investment | 150000 - 225000 | 9070 - 15020 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1993 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 1983 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Talking Book World | Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Experience | Outgoing personality required | |
Financing Options |
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| Talking Book World | Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Talking Book World | Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Training | Franchisee's Store 2 Weeks | Training w/regional manager or headquarter office |
| Support | Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged | Franchise can be run from home. 16% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Talking Book World | Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| 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, Delaware, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, 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 | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Talking Book World | 5% |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Talking Book World | 2% |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Year Founded | |
| Talking Book World | 1993 |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Talking Book World | 1995 |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | 1983 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Talking Book World | 15 years +5 |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | Outgoing personality required |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Equipment | |
| Talking Book World} | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Inventory | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Receivables | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| Payroll | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Talking Book World | Franchisee's Store 2 Weeks |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | Training w/regional manager or headquarter office |
| Support | |
| Talking Book World | Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet |
| Marketing | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Talking Book World | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | Franchise can be run from home. 16% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 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 |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | Alaska, Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Talking Book World | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | |
| International Expansion | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Bingo Bugle Newspaper | Canada, |