Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The School Communications Agency | Our Town America | |
| Investment | 39700 - 59900 | 63300 - 86250 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 12% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | up to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 2011 | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | 2013 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The School Communications Agency | Our Town America | |
| Experience | Ad/Sales Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| The School Communications Agency | Our Town America | |
| 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 | Our Town America | |
| Training | 16-20 hours of Classroom Training, 16 -24 hours of On Site Training. | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location |
| Support | Field Support and ongoing remote support is provided along with many resources and tools. | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| 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. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 |
Expansion Plans |
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| The School Communications Agency | Our Town America | |
| 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 | 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Our Town America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Our Town America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The School Communications Agency | 12% |
| Our Town America | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Our Town America | up to 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| The School Communications Agency | 2011 |
| Our Town America | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The School Communications Agency | 2013 |
| Our Town America | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Our Town America | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Our Town America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The School Communications Agency | Ad/Sales Experience |
| Our Town America | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| The School Communications Agency | Yes |
| Our Town America | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Our Town America | |
| Equipment | |
| The School Communications Agency} | |
| Our Town America | |
| Inventory | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Our Town America | |
| Receivables | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Our Town America | |
| Payroll | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Our Town America | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| The School Communications Agency | 16-20 hours of Classroom Training, 16 -24 hours of On Site Training. |
| Our Town America | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location |
| Support | |
| The School Communications Agency | Field Support and ongoing remote support is provided along with many resources and tools. |
| Our Town America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Our Town America | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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. |
| Our Town America | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 |
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 |
| Our Town America | 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 | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Our Town America | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Our Town America | |