Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| USA Baby | Copper Penny | |
| Investment | 344000 - 650000 | 189850 - 414900 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 3%-5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1975 | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | 1986 | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| USA Baby | Copper Penny | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| USA Baby | Copper Penny | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| USA Baby | Copper Penny | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media Email marketing |
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 |
Expansion Plans |
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| USA Baby | Copper Penny | |
| 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 | Canada, Mexico, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| USA Baby | |
| Copper Penny | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| USA Baby | |
| Copper Penny | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| USA Baby | 3% |
| Copper Penny | 3%-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| USA Baby | |
| Copper Penny | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| USA Baby | 1975 |
| Copper Penny | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | |
| USA Baby | 1986 |
| Copper Penny | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| USA Baby | 10 years |
| Copper Penny | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| USA Baby | |
| Copper Penny | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| USA Baby | General business experience |
| Copper Penny | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| USA Baby | No |
| Copper Penny | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| USA Baby | |
| Copper Penny | |
| Equipment | |
| USA Baby} | |
| Copper Penny | |
| Inventory | |
| USA Baby | |
| Copper Penny | |
| Receivables | |
| USA Baby | |
| Copper Penny | |
| Payroll | |
| USA Baby | |
| Copper Penny | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| USA Baby | |
| Copper Penny | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Support | |
| USA Baby | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Copper Penny | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software |
| Marketing | |
| USA Baby | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Copper Penny | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| USA Baby | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Copper Penny | Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| USA Baby | |
| Copper Penny | 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 | |
| USA Baby | 0 |
| Copper Penny | |
| International Expansion | |
| USA Baby | Canada, Mexico, |
| Copper Penny | |