Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The School Communications Agency | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Investment | 39700 - 59900 | 37600 - 54800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 12% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2011 | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | 2013 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The School Communications Agency | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Experience | Ad/Sales Experience | |
Financing Options |
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| The School Communications Agency | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| The School Communications Agency | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Training | 16-20 hours of Classroom Training, 16 -24 hours of On Site Training. | |
| Support | Field Support and ongoing remote support is provided along with many resources and tools. | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | The franchise offered is a home based owner-operator model. The content for the newsletter is provided by the school or the Franchisors Library of Content and is placed into the newsletter by Franchisor. The franchisee sells advertising space in the newsletter, manages the school and business relationships and shares a portion of the revenue with the schools. | Franchise can be run from home. 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| The School Communications Agency | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| 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, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The School Communications Agency | 12% |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Year Founded | |
| The School Communications Agency | 2011 |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The School Communications Agency | 2013 |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The School Communications Agency | Ad/Sales Experience |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The School Communications Agency | Yes |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Equipment | |
| The School Communications Agency} | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Inventory | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Receivables | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Payroll | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The School Communications Agency | 16-20 hours of Classroom Training, 16 -24 hours of On Site Training. |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Support | |
| The School Communications Agency | Field Support and ongoing remote support is provided along with many resources and tools. |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Operations | |
| The School Communications Agency | The franchise offered is a home based owner-operator model. The content for the newsletter is provided by the school or the Franchisors Library of Content and is placed into the newsletter by Franchisor. The franchisee sells advertising space in the newsletter, manages the school and business relationships and shares a portion of the revenue with the schools. |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Franchise can be run from home. 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The School Communications Agency | 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 |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| International Expansion | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |