Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tidbits Media | Our Town America | |
| Investment | 8500 - 25000 | 63300 - 86250 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | $76 per week | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | up to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1993 | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | 1994 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tidbits Media | Our Town America | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Tidbits Media | Our Town America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Tidbits Media | Our Town America | |
| Training | 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 | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | 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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| Tidbits Media | 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 | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Our Town America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Our Town America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tidbits Media | $76 per week |
| Our Town America | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Our Town America | up to 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Tidbits Media | 1993 |
| Our Town America | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tidbits Media | 1994 |
| Our Town America | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Our Town America | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Our Town America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Our Town America | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Our Town America | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Our Town America | |
| Equipment | |
| Tidbits Media} | |
| Our Town America | |
| Inventory | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Our Town America | |
| Receivables | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Our Town America | |
| Payroll | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Our Town America | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| 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 |
| Our Town America | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location |
| Support | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Our Town America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Our Town America | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| 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 | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| 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 | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Our Town America | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Tidbits Media | |
| Our Town America | |