Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kiddie Academy | Smart Brain America | |
| Investment | 345000 - 5605000 | 60200 - 163700 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | $12-20/student/month |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kiddie Academy | Smart Brain America | |
| Experience | People and management skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Kiddie Academy | Smart Brain America | |
| 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 | Smart Brain America | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training | |
| 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Kiddie Academy | Smart Brain 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 | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | 7% |
| Smart Brain America | $12-20/student/month |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | 2% |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Year Founded | |
| Kiddie Academy | 1981 |
| Smart Brain America | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kiddie Academy | 1992 |
| Smart Brain America | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kiddie Academy | 15 years |
| Smart Brain America | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | Varies |
| Smart Brain America | $3,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Kiddie Academy | People and management skills |
| Smart Brain America | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Kiddie Academy | No |
| Smart Brain America | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Equipment | |
| Kiddie Academy} | |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Inventory | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Receivables | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Payroll | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Smart Brain America | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Kiddie Academy | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Support | |
| Kiddie Academy | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Marketing | |
| Kiddie Academy | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising |
| Smart Brain America | |
| 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) |
| Smart Brain America | |
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 |
| Smart Brain America | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Smart Brain America | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Smart Brain America | |