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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of The Sports Section vs Venture Photography including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $20,400 - $74,275 | $500,000 - $750,000 |
Franchise Fee | $7,500 | N/A |
Royalty Fee | $50/mo. | - |
Advertising Fee | - | - |
Year Founded | 1983 | 2000 |
Year Franchised | 1984 | 2000 |
Term Of Agreement | 10 years | - |
Term Of Agreement | 10 years | - |
Renewal Fee | $1K | - |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Experience | - | |
Financing Options |
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In-House/3rd Party | In-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 |
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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:
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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) | - |
Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | Yes | - |
Canada Expansion | No | - |
International Expansion | No | Yes |
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.
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.