Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| USA Baby | Once Upon A Child | |
| Investment | 344000 - 650000 | 254700 - 396600 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | $1K/yr. | |
| Year Founded | 1975 | 1984 |
| Year Franchised | 1986 | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| USA Baby | Once Upon A Child | |
| Experience | General business experience | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| USA Baby | Once Upon A Child | |
| 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 | Once Upon A Child | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 24 hours Classroom Training: 55 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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: 3 - 5 |
Expansion Plans |
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| USA Baby | Once Upon A Child | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | Canada, Mexico, | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| USA Baby | |
| Once Upon A Child | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| USA Baby | |
| Once Upon A Child | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| USA Baby | 3% |
| Once Upon A Child | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| USA Baby | |
| Once Upon A Child | $1K/yr. |
| Year Founded | |
| USA Baby | 1975 |
| Once Upon A Child | 1984 |
| Year Franchised | |
| USA Baby | 1986 |
| Once Upon A Child | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| USA Baby | 10 years |
| Once Upon A Child | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| USA Baby | |
| Once Upon A Child | $5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| USA Baby | General business experience |
| Once Upon A Child | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| USA Baby | No |
| Once Upon A Child | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| USA Baby | |
| Once Upon A Child | |
| Equipment | |
| USA Baby} | |
| Once Upon A Child | |
| Inventory | |
| USA Baby | |
| Once Upon A Child | |
| Receivables | |
| USA Baby | |
| Once Upon A Child | |
| Payroll | |
| USA Baby | |
| Once Upon A Child | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| USA Baby | |
| Once Upon A Child | On-The-Job Training: 24 hours Classroom Training: 55 hours |
| Support | |
| USA Baby | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Once Upon A Child | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| USA Baby | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Once Upon A Child | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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) |
| Once Upon A Child | Number of Employees Required to Run: 3 - 5 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| USA Baby | |
| Once Upon A Child | 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 |
| Once Upon A Child | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| USA Baby | Canada, Mexico, |
| Once Upon A Child | Canada, |