Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The School Communications Agency | Stork News of America | |
| Investment | 39700 - 59900 | 11530 - 75700 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 12% | $800-1.2K/yr. |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2011 | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | 2013 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The School Communications Agency | Stork News of America | |
| Experience | Ad/Sales Experience | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| The School Communications Agency | Stork News of 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 | Stork News of America | |
| Training | 16-20 hours of Classroom Training, 16 -24 hours of On Site Training. | Available at franchisee's location |
| Support | Field Support and ongoing remote support is provided along with many resources and tools. | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Internet |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising | |
| 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. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| The School Communications Agency | Stork News of 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 | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The School Communications Agency | 12% |
| Stork News of America | $800-1.2K/yr. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Year Founded | |
| The School Communications Agency | 2011 |
| Stork News of America | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The School Communications Agency | 2013 |
| Stork News of America | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Stork News of America | 1 year |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Stork News of America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The School Communications Agency | Ad/Sales Experience |
| Stork News of America | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The School Communications Agency | Yes |
| Stork News of America | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Equipment | |
| The School Communications Agency} | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Inventory | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Receivables | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Payroll | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Stork News of America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The School Communications Agency | 16-20 hours of Classroom Training, 16 -24 hours of On Site Training. |
| Stork News of America | Available at franchisee's location |
| Support | |
| The School Communications Agency | Field Support and ongoing remote support is provided along with many resources and tools. |
| Stork News of America | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Internet |
| Marketing | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Stork News of America | Co-op advertising |
| 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. |
| Stork News of America | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 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 |
| Stork News of America | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Stork News of America | |
| International Expansion | |
| The School Communications Agency | |
| Stork News of America | |