Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| USA Baby | Educational Outfitters | |
| Investment | 344000 - 650000 | 82600 - 198150 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1975 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 1986 | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| USA Baby | Educational Outfitters | |
| Experience | General business experience | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| USA Baby | Educational Outfitters | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| USA Baby | Educational Outfitters | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| 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 needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| USA Baby | Educational Outfitters | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Canada, Mexico, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| USA Baby | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| USA Baby | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| USA Baby | 3% |
| Educational Outfitters | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| USA Baby | |
| Educational Outfitters | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| USA Baby | 1975 |
| Educational Outfitters | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| USA Baby | 1986 |
| Educational Outfitters | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| USA Baby | 10 years |
| Educational Outfitters | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| USA Baby | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| USA Baby | General business experience |
| Educational Outfitters | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| USA Baby | No |
| Educational Outfitters | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| USA Baby | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Equipment | |
| USA Baby} | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Inventory | |
| USA Baby | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Receivables | |
| USA Baby | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Payroll | |
| USA Baby | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| USA Baby | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Support | |
| USA Baby | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Educational Outfitters | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| USA Baby | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Educational Outfitters | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| 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) |
| Educational Outfitters | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| USA Baby | |
| Educational Outfitters | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| USA Baby | 0 |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| International Expansion | |
| USA Baby | Canada, Mexico, |
| Educational Outfitters | |