Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kiddie Academy | Batter Up | |
| Investment | 345000 - 5605000 | 178100 - 256000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kiddie Academy | Batter Up | |
| Experience | People and management skills | * General business experience * Marketing skills * Love of children, energetic personality |
Financing Options |
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| Kiddie Academy | Batter Up | |
| 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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| Kiddie Academy | Batter Up | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training | * Available at headquarters: 4-5 days * At franchisee's location: 4-5 days |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising | |
| Operations | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 6 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Kiddie Academy | Batter Up | |
| 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 | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Batter Up | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Batter Up | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | 7% |
| Batter Up | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | 2% |
| Batter Up | |
| Year Founded | |
| Kiddie Academy | 1981 |
| Batter Up | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kiddie Academy | 1992 |
| Batter Up | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kiddie Academy | 15 years |
| Batter Up | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | Varies |
| Batter Up | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Kiddie Academy | People and management skills |
| Batter Up | * General business experience * Marketing skills * Love of children, energetic personality |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Kiddie Academy | No |
| Batter Up | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Batter Up | |
| Equipment | |
| Kiddie Academy} | |
| Batter Up | |
| Inventory | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Batter Up | |
| Receivables | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Batter Up | |
| Payroll | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Batter Up | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Kiddie Academy | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training |
| Batter Up | * Available at headquarters: 4-5 days * At franchisee's location: 4-5 days |
| Support | |
| Kiddie Academy | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Batter Up | |
| Marketing | |
| Kiddie Academy | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising |
| Batter Up | |
| Operations | |
| Kiddie Academy | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Batter Up | * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 6 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | 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 |
| Batter Up | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Batter Up | |
| International Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Batter Up | |