Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Town Money Saver | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Investment | 5700 - 17000 | 37600 - 54800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1992 | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
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Business Experience Requirements |
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| Town Money Saver | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Town Money Saver | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Town Money Saver | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | 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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| Town Money Saver | Around Town Community Magazine | |
| US Expansion | 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
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| Year Founded | |
| Town Money Saver | 1992 |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Town Money Saver | 2005 |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
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| Around Town Community Magazine | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
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| Inventory | |
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| Receivables | |
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Training & Support |
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| Town Money Saver | On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Support | |
| Town Money Saver | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Town Money Saver | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Operations | |
| Town Money Saver | |
| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| International Expansion | |
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