The Sports Section vs Real Estate Photography Specialists Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of The Sports Section vs Real Estate Photography Specialists including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
The Sports Section Franchise
Real Estate Photography Specialists Franchise
Investment $20,400 - $74,275$10,000 - And Up
Franchise Fee $7,500$10,000
Royalty Fee $50/mo.Contact REPS
Advertising Fee -None
Year Founded 19832009
Year Franchised 19842009
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee $1K-


Business Experience Requirements
 
The Sports Section Franchise
Real Estate Photography Specialists Franchise
Experience
  • Marketing skills
  • Sales experience
    		• -

    Financing Options
     
    The Sports Section Franchise
    Real Estate Photography Specialists Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees Yes/Yes-/-
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
    Equipment Yes/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    The Sports Section Franchise
    Real Estate Photography Specialists Franchise
    Training Your success is our success and we want you to ramp up fast and have immediate success. For this reason TSS offers a series of in-field training combined with classroom and online training sessions to make sure you have all you need to ensure a fast ramp up and early success. In-Field Sales Training (4-5 Days) A TSS Business Trainer travels to your location for 4-5 days to help set up your business by:
  • Identifying Sales Opportunities
  • Assisting With Sales Calls
  • Setting Up Your Office
  • Analyzing Your Market and Local Competition
  • Locate Key Sources of Decision Makers
  • Installation and Training of TSS Proprietary Order Entry and Business Management Software In-Field Photo Training (1-2 days) One of our certified, professional photographers will give instruction in the following areas:
  • Use of Lenses
  • Film and Camera Settings
  • Lighting and Shading Techniques
  • Posing Methods
  • Use of Photography Equipment
  • Picture Day Procedures
  • Troubleshooting Techniques
  • Staff Hiring and Development Photo Ops Training (2 days) TSS University is designed to help you make the most of RUNNING your Photography Franchise.
  • Advanced Sales and Marketing Techniques
  • Lab Tour and Order Processing Session
  • Indoor/ Outdoor Photography Training
  • Picture Day Follow Up Process
  • Customer Service Forum
  • Business Development
  • Digital Asset Utilization
  • Unique Chance To Meet Fellow Franchisees and HQ Staff On-The-Job Training: 76 hours Classroom Training: 44 hours Additional Training: as needed
    		• We train you to use our proven photography methods to meet our certified standards, including abiding by our professional code of conduct which includes not allowing photo tampering. We will teach you everything you need to know to be successful. You do NOT need any previous business experience!
    Support Our veteran support staff knows what works and what doesn't work. They're dedicated to your success and readily available to you any time you need them. Our in-house marketing and design staff has created the most impressive array of marketing brochures, samples, presentation portfolios, and collateral materials in the industry. Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform -
    Marketing Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app -
    Operations Franchise can be run from home.

    International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 35% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4

    Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

    		a REPS Franchise is the perfect business to share with a partner/spouse.

    Expansion Plans
     
    The Sports Section Franchise
    Real Estate Photography Specialists Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion No-

    Company Overviews

    About The Sports Section

    The Sports Section was founded in 1983 by R. Daniel Burgner and Carl Hansson. It began franchising in 1984 with the formation of its parent company, B&H Products Inc. The Sports Section, which has locations in the United States and Canada, is based in Duluth, Georgia. If you love photography, enjoy working with kids, or have an interest in sports, now you can enjoy a picture perfect future as a franchise owner with TSS Photography. It has been said that when you do what you love, you'll never have to work another day in your life. And our franchise owners love what they do. They especially love controlling their own destiny, the flexibility of scheduling their own time, and calling their own shots.

    Veteran Incentives  10-20% off franchise fee

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    About Real Estate Photography Specialists

    We offer a great franchise opportunity to operate your own photography business. Franchisees pay a low franchisee fee and low royalties, whilst receiving excellent support. The low franchise fee even includes all your accommodations at the REPS Mansion whilst you train with us (room and food prepared by our master chef --- travel-i.e. airfare not included). REPS truly offers a unique training experience and we treat franchisees the way we would treat family. To learn more about our low cost / high profit photography franchises, please visit our site.