Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Scout Guide | The HomeMag | |
| Investment | 63500 - 70000 | 250000 - 350000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 10% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2011 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 2013 | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Scout Guide | The HomeMag | |
| Experience | The Ideal Candidate Will Have * Strong Business and/or business-to-business sales experience * Desire and Talent to lead an Effective and Productive Team * Working and Applicable Knowledge of your Desired Market * A Full-time Commitment to your Success * The Commitment to follow our very Successful and Proven Systems | |
Financing Options |
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| The Scout Guide | The HomeMag | |
| Franchise Fees | ||
| Start-up Costs | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| The Scout Guide | The HomeMag | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 15 hours | No publishing experience is required; we train your entire team at our Franchise Support Center and in your Protected Market. We even help you hire your personnel and find the right office space. |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations | Vendors are in Place your Printers are pre-negotiated with nationally managed pricing and Quality Control. The US Postal Service is ready with your National Account status and pre-arranged postal discounts. All other Vendors including Call-Tracking, CRM/SFA system, Residential List, and a few others are in place, pre-negotiated, and waiting for you. We're involved with you from day one throughout the life of your magazine. From the initial training to your first issue and throughout every magazine thereafter, we'll be involved along the way. Our industry leading support team works with you to ensure that every Ad is created to generate leads every Issue. Our job is to Support your efforts, and that includes keeping you on task toward producing the biggest and best magazine possible month after month. We develop marketing collateral, your web presence, digital magazines, new-hire and personnel management techniques, and we also work and refine your mailing lists, your call-tracking system, and provide regularly scheduled email campaigns on your behalf to name a few. |
| Marketing | National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing | |
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| The Scout Guide | The HomeMag | |
| 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 Scout Guide | |
| The HomeMag | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| The HomeMag | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Scout Guide | 10% |
| The HomeMag | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| The HomeMag | |
| Year Founded | |
| The Scout Guide | 2011 |
| The HomeMag | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Scout Guide | 2013 |
| The HomeMag | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| The HomeMag | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| The HomeMag | $5,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| The HomeMag | The Ideal Candidate Will Have * Strong Business and/or business-to-business sales experience * Desire and Talent to lead an Effective and Productive Team * Working and Applicable Knowledge of your Desired Market * A Full-time Commitment to your Success * The Commitment to follow our very Successful and Proven Systems |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| The HomeMag | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| The HomeMag | |
| Equipment | |
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| The HomeMag | |
| Inventory | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| The HomeMag | |
| Receivables | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| The HomeMag | |
| Payroll | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| The HomeMag | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The Scout Guide | Classroom Training: 15 hours |
| The HomeMag | No publishing experience is required; we train your entire team at our Franchise Support Center and in your Protected Market. We even help you hire your personnel and find the right office space. |
| Support | |
| The Scout Guide | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations |
| The HomeMag | Vendors are in Place your Printers are pre-negotiated with nationally managed pricing and Quality Control. The US Postal Service is ready with your National Account status and pre-arranged postal discounts. All other Vendors including Call-Tracking, CRM/SFA system, Residential List, and a few others are in place, pre-negotiated, and waiting for you. We're involved with you from day one throughout the life of your magazine. From the initial training to your first issue and throughout every magazine thereafter, we'll be involved along the way. Our industry leading support team works with you to ensure that every Ad is created to generate leads every Issue. Our job is to Support your efforts, and that includes keeping you on task toward producing the biggest and best magazine possible month after month. We develop marketing collateral, your web presence, digital magazines, new-hire and personnel management techniques, and we also work and refine your mailing lists, your call-tracking system, and provide regularly scheduled email campaigns on your behalf to name a few. |
| Marketing | |
| The Scout Guide | National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| The HomeMag | |
| Operations | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| The HomeMag | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Scout Guide | 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 |
| The HomeMag | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| The HomeMag | |
| International Expansion | |
| The Scout Guide | |
| The HomeMag | |