Tidbits Media vs Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Tidbits Media vs Red Wheel Fundraising including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Tidbits Media Franchise	Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise
Investment	$8,500 - $25,000	$38,000 - $86,000
Franchise Fee	N/A	$20,000
Royalty Fee	$76 per week	8%
Advertising Fee	-	-
Year Founded	1993	1982
Year Franchised	1994	1988
Term Of Agreement	-	10 years
Term Of Agreement	-	10 years
Renewal Fee	-	$2000
Business Experience Requirements
	Tidbits Media Franchise	Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise
Experience	-	-
Financing Options
	Tidbits Media Franchise	Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	-/-	No/No
Start-up Costs	-/-	No/No
Equipment	-/-	No/No
Inventory	-/-	No/No
Receivables	-/-	No/No
Payroll	-/-	No/No
Training & Support
	Tidbits Media Franchise	Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise
Training	We provide training sessions quarterly at Tidbits University the cost of which is included in the license fee. NEXT Tidbits University training: May 13-16, 2008	* Available at headquarters: 30 hours+ * At franchisee's location: 8 hours+ * At existing franchisees' locations: 30 hours+
Support	-	-
Marketing	-	-
Operations	-	* Franchise can be run from home * 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 3 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Expansion Plans
	Tidbits Media Franchise	Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise
US Expansion	-	-
Canada Expansion	-	-
International Expansion	-	-

Company Overviews

About Tidbits Media

License Opportunity!

Over 4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide

Owning a Tidbits publishing operation is an opportunity to achieve your dreams. Financial independence, job security, and a high yield on investment are just a few of the benefits of becoming the owner of an exclusive Tidbits paper. Tidbits affords the opportunity for you to capitalize on your sales ability, and allows you to build an attractive net worth through a publishing concept that will be well received in your community. Tidbits, a weekly publication, offers advertisers an attractive, affordable alternative to the daily newspaper and the clutter of local radio and television advertising. Our publishing system has emerged as a proven method through which entrepreneurs may shine. Our experience shows that the part of publishing that requires the greatest amount of time is the research, writing and editing, and designing each week's issue. Tidbits Media, Inc provides the fun, non-controversial editorial content (text) thus eliminating the need for Tidbits Publishers to hire writers, editors and researchers. Tidbits publishers deal with the part of their paper that makes them money - ad sales. It is up to you to take charge of your future! We are ready to help make your dreams of independence come true. Statewide Master Publisher program available. Call for details!

 

About Red Wheel Fundraising

Since 1982 Red Wheel has been in the business of manufacturing food for fundraising. Headquarters are in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Our business has grown steadily. Today Red Wheel is the industry’s largest manufacturer of the best variety of frozen food for fundraising.

• We use only fresh ingredients.
• We use recipes people love.
• We blast freeze our products to lock in freshness & flavor.
• We are USDA certified.
• We sell with a 100% Goodness Guarantee
  

Red Wheel manufactures the best food products to help fundraising groups attain their goals. Our tagline of "our goal is to help you attain yours" says it all.