Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Healthy Times Newspaper | Our Town America | |
| Investment | 18500 - 29100 | 63300 - 86250 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | $500/ month | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | up to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 2004 | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | 2007 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Healthy Times Newspaper | Our Town America | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Healthy Times Newspaper | Our Town America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Healthy Times Newspaper | Our Town America | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location | |
| Support | Best Training and Support in the Industry, Be in Business for Yourself, Not by Yourself. You will have access to ongoing marketing and retail items available to operate your business. We want you to be successful, so we don't just get you started - you get continued support every step of the way! | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 0 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | 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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| Healthy Times Newspaper | 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 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Our Town America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Our Town America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | $500/ month |
| Our Town America | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Our Town America | up to 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | 2004 |
| Our Town America | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | 2007 |
| Our Town America | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | 10 years |
| Our Town America | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | $2,000 |
| Our Town America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Our Town America | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Our Town America | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Our Town America | |
| Equipment | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper} | |
| Our Town America | |
| Inventory | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Our Town America | |
| Receivables | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Our Town America | |
| Payroll | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Our Town America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Our Town America | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location |
| Support | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | Best Training and Support in the Industry, Be in Business for Yourself, Not by Yourself. You will have access to ongoing marketing and retail items available to operate your business. We want you to be successful, so we don't just get you started - you get continued support every step of the way! |
| Our Town America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Our Town America | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 0 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
| 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 | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| 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 | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Our Town America | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Our Town America | |