Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Talking Book World | Tidbits Media | |
| Investment | 150000 - 225000 | 8500 - 25000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | $76 per week |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1993 | 1993 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Talking Book World | Tidbits Media | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Talking Book World | Tidbits Media | |
| Franchise Fees | ||
| Start-up Costs | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| Talking Book World | Tidbits Media | |
| Training | Franchisee's Store 2 Weeks | We provide training sessions quarterly at Tidbits University the cost of which is included in the license fee. NEXT Tidbits University training: May 13-16, 2008 |
| Support | Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Talking Book World | Tidbits Media | |
| 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 | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Talking Book World | 5% |
| Tidbits Media | $76 per week |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Talking Book World | 2% |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Year Founded | |
| Talking Book World | 1993 |
| Tidbits Media | 1993 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Talking Book World | 1995 |
| Tidbits Media | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Talking Book World | 15 years +5 |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Tidbits Media | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Tidbits Media | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Equipment | |
| Talking Book World} | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Inventory | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Receivables | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Payroll | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Tidbits Media | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Talking Book World | Franchisee's Store 2 Weeks |
| Tidbits Media | We provide training sessions quarterly at Tidbits University the cost of which is included in the license fee. NEXT Tidbits University training: May 13-16, 2008 |
| Support | |
| Talking Book World | Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Marketing | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Operations | |
| Talking Book World | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
| Tidbits Media | |
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 |
| Tidbits Media | |
| 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 |
| Tidbits Media | |
| International Expansion | |
| Talking Book World | |
| Tidbits Media | |