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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Balls N Bumpers vs Main Event Sportswear including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $150,000 - $300,000 | $25,000 - $50,000 |
Franchise Fee | $33,000 | N/A |
Royalty Fee | 6% | - |
Advertising Fee | 3% | - |
Year Founded | 2004 | 2000 |
Year Franchised | 2004 | 2005 |
Term Of Agreement | - | - |
Term Of Agreement | - | - |
Renewal Fee | - | - |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Experience | - | - |
Financing Options |
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In-House/3rd Party | In-House/3rd Party | |
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Equipment | -/- | -/- |
Inventory | -/- | -/- |
Receivables | -/- | -/- |
Payroll | -/- | -/- |
Training & Support |
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Training | Systems Training Each franchise owner must have been successfully trained in all aspects of Company policy, procedure and systems. As these aspects develop and alter, then so will the training be updated to ensure that franchise owners remain fully aware of the latest requirements. Sales Training All franchise owners will undergo sales training, specific to our business. This will be an ongoing program, with participation being mandatory. Basic aspects of salesmanship will also be included, plus where to find sales, how to promote your business, how to deal with price objections etc. will all be included as part of this element. Occupational Health and Safety Basic guidelines to OH & S principles, to ensure safe work practices and procedures are appropriate. | - |
Support | - | - |
Marketing | All advertising shall be developed and controlled by BALLS N
BUMPERS, in conjunction with the franchisee. BNBF pays for
advertising which benefits multiple franchise owners from the
marketing fund, and individual franchise owners pay for their own local
advertising. *There is a full marketing plan, which covers our proposed expansion of the group in Australia. A Local Marketing Manual has been developed to assist each Franchise owner increase sales in their Territory. | - |
Operations | - | - |
Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | - | - |
Canada Expansion | - | - |
International Expansion | Yes | - |
The future strength of Ball N Bumpers is three-fold. * The brand-name recognition of the Balls N Bumpers name, which is already well known in Tasmania and will become known extensively across Australia, as a highly reputable provider of licensed clothing and accessories. * Buying power and product knowledge. It is often as important to know what not to stock in large quantities as it is to know what is HOT. We can assist you with what to buy, what not to buy and where to get it.
* The Balls N Bumpers System is unique. We have spent years identifying a gap in the sports products retail market. Ball N Bumpers sell only licensed products from suppliers approved by organizations such as the AFL, the V8 teams from Holden and Ford, the ARU, the NRL, the NBA, Cricket Australia and so on. Products are tracked on state of the art computer systems, with both strong and weak sellers quickly recognized and appropriate actions taken.
Main Event Sportswear is widely known as the tournament tee shirt specialist. Our group is one of the largest in the nation making tournament tees and personalizing them on the spot. We can be seen at many sporting youth sporting events making event shirts as well as generic tees relating to the sport were at. This opportunity also involves being a screen printer and embroiderer, without doing the work, you sell them, we make them for you.