Clix vs Venture Photography Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Clix vs Venture Photography including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Clix Franchise
Venture Photography Franchise
Investment $36,235 - $264,300$500,000 - $750,000
Franchise Fee $29,500N/A
Royalty Fee 6%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19992000
Year Franchised 20052000
Term Of Agreement 15 years-
Term Of Agreement 15 years-
Renewal Fee Half of current fran. fee-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Clix Franchise
Venture Photography Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
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    Financing Options
     
    Clix Franchise
    Venture Photography Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/Yes-/-
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/Yes-/-
    Receivables No/Yes-/-
    Payroll No/Yes-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Clix Franchise
    Venture Photography Franchise
    Training When we say you need no previous photography experience to become a successful CLIX franchisee, we mean it. Our franchisee training program covers everything you will need to know to run your business successfully. Your initial training begins with a week of intensive classroom and hands-on training at our training and support center. We'll teach you everything from operations and execution to the technical aspects of your on-location events business. During week two, your training will focus on real-world training in studio operations, boutique-style photography, studio software systems, and portrait studio sales, plus marketing and advertising. During week three and on-location week four, we will add a customized emphasis as necessary for each franchisee. -
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising-
    Operations Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 4

    Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Clix Franchise
    Venture Photography Franchise
    US Expansion --
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion NoYes

    Company Overviews

    About Clix

    At CLIX, we picture you in business for yourself, but not by yourself. If you're looking for a company and a franchise business opportunity that is fun, friendly, hip and now, you owe it to yourself to check out CLIX.
    CLIX is the innovative franchise opportunity in the exciting world of digital portrait photography and imaging.
    A CLIX franchise will present you the opportunity to work with children, families, and the community at large creating portraits for a lifetime 'in no time'.CLIX is the picture perfect opportunity for you to live the American Dream with a business that's both personally and professionally rewarding.

    About Venture Photography

    Venture is the UK's only national portrait photography franchise and we currently operate over 50 studios in our home market. Our UK franchisees each own and operate one or more Venture studios, typically located in ‘secondary' retail locations. Our brand is positioned at the premium end of the portrait sector and we pride ourselves on the combination of world-class customer service, market-leading standards of photography and a unique and contemporary range of products.Venture is a full member of both the British Franchise Association (bfa) and the International Franchise Association and we were delighted and proud to be awarded the prestigious ‘bfa Franchisee of the Year Award' in 2008, an award that confirmed our position as one of the leading franchisors in the UK. We have a small number of ‘single unit' franchise opportunities in the UK. We are also seeking enquiries from potential franchisees in selected international markets that would be interested in opening a cluster of studios in a defined and exclusive territory. Find out more about becoming a Venture franchisee, either in the UK or internationally. If you share our excitement about the potential of the Venture concept, please get in touch. It could be your first step on a journey to becoming a Venture franchisee and helping us to develop this unique business into the global brand that we all know it will become.