Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Computertots | The Launch Pad | |
| Investment | 47700 - 66300 | 103650 - 2547100 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1983 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 1988 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Computertots | The Launch Pad | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Computertots | The Launch Pad | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Computertots | The Launch Pad | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures | |
| Marketing | National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Computertots | The Launch Pad | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Computertots | |
| The Launch Pad | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Computertots | |
| The Launch Pad | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Computertots | 8% |
| The Launch Pad | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Computertots | |
| The Launch Pad | |
| Year Founded | |
| Computertots | 1983 |
| The Launch Pad | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Computertots | 1988 |
| The Launch Pad | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Computertots | 15 years |
| The Launch Pad | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Computertots | 5% of franchise fee |
| The Launch Pad | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Computertots | General business experience Marketing skills |
| The Launch Pad | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Computertots | Yes |
| The Launch Pad | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Computertots | |
| The Launch Pad | |
| Equipment | |
| Computertots} | |
| The Launch Pad | |
| Inventory | |
| Computertots | |
| The Launch Pad | |
| Receivables | |
| Computertots | |
| The Launch Pad | |
| Payroll | |
| Computertots | |
| The Launch Pad | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Computertots | |
| The Launch Pad | |
| Support | |
| Computertots | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures |
| The Launch Pad | |
| Marketing | |
| Computertots | National media, Regional advertising |
| The Launch Pad | |
| Operations | |
| Computertots | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| The Launch Pad | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Computertots | |
| The Launch Pad | 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 | |
| Computertots | |
| The Launch Pad | |
| International Expansion | |
| Computertots | |
| The Launch Pad | |