Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Our Town America | C&N Publishing | |
| Investment | 63300 - 86250 | 36700 - 75000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 7.50% |
| Advertising Fee | up to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1972 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Our Town America | C&N Publishing | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | Sales skills and ability General business experience Ability to network within a community |
Financing Options |
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| Our Town America | C&N Publishing | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Our Town America | C&N Publishing | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location | Extensive initial classroom and field training. Comprehensive operation manuals. Continuous ongoing support. Annual refresher training. |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | 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 | Franchise can be run from home. Number of people needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Our Town America | C&N Publishing | |
| 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 | Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Our Town America | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Our Town America | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Our Town America | 5% |
| C&N Publishing | 7.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Our Town America | up to 1% |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Year Founded | |
| Our Town America | 1972 |
| C&N Publishing | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Our Town America | 2004 |
| C&N Publishing | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Our Town America | 10 years |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Our Town America | |
| C&N Publishing | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Our Town America | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| C&N Publishing | Sales skills and ability General business experience Ability to network within a community |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Our Town America | No |
| C&N Publishing | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Our Town America | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Equipment | |
| Our Town America} | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Inventory | |
| Our Town America | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Receivables | |
| Our Town America | |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Payroll | |
| Our Town America | |
| C&N Publishing | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Our Town America | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location |
| C&N Publishing | Extensive initial classroom and field training. Comprehensive operation manuals. Continuous ongoing support. Annual refresher training. |
| Support | |
| Our Town America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Marketing | |
| Our Town America | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| C&N Publishing | |
| Operations | |
| 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 |
| C&N Publishing | Franchise can be run from home. Number of people needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 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 |
| C&N Publishing | Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Our Town America | 0 |
| C&N Publishing | |
| International Expansion | |
| Our Town America | |
| C&N Publishing | |