Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Town Money Saver | Our Town America | |
| Investment | 5700 - 17000 | 63300 - 86250 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | up to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1992 | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Town Money Saver | Our Town America | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Town Money Saver | Our Town America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Town Money Saver | Our Town America | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours | 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 Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | 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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| Town Money Saver | 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 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Town Money Saver | |
| Our Town America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Town Money Saver | |
| Our Town America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Town Money Saver | |
| Our Town America | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Town Money Saver | |
| Our Town America | up to 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Town Money Saver | 1992 |
| Our Town America | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Town Money Saver | 2005 |
| Our Town America | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Town Money Saver | |
| Our Town America | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Town Money Saver | |
| Our Town America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Town Money Saver | |
| Our Town America | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Town Money Saver | |
| Our Town America | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Town Money Saver | |
| Our Town America | |
| Equipment | |
| Town Money Saver} | |
| Our Town America | |
| Inventory | |
| Town Money Saver | |
| Our Town America | |
| Receivables | |
| Town Money Saver | |
| Our Town America | |
| Payroll | |
| Town Money Saver | |
| Our Town America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Town Money Saver | On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours |
| Our Town America | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location |
| Support | |
| Town Money Saver | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Our Town America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Town Money Saver | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Our Town America | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Town Money Saver | |
| 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 | |
| Town Money Saver | |
| 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 | |
| Town Money Saver | 0 |
| Our Town America | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Town Money Saver | |
| Our Town America | |