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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of The Bubble Bus vs Local Door Coupons including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $92,000 - $116,000 | $26,100 - $41,500 |
Franchise Fee | N/A | $24,900 |
Royalty Fee | - | 9% |
Advertising Fee | - | 2% |
Year Founded | 2005 | 2014 |
Year Franchised | 2014 | 2015 |
Term Of Agreement | - | - |
Term Of Agreement | - | - |
Renewal Fee | - | - |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Experience | Financially qualified candidates who are fun and full of life. | The Local Door Coupons Franchisees: Enjoy sales. Self-motivated and energetic. Have a good business understanding. Outgoing and enjoy being on the field and meeting people. Feel satisfaction from helping local businesses succeed. Have a background in business/or sales management (Not required, but preferred). Have the ability to follow a proven, easy turn-key system. |
Financing Options |
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In-House/3rd Party | In-House/3rd Party | |
Franchise Fees | -/- | Yes/Yes |
Start-up Costs | -/- | Yes/Yes |
Equipment | -/- | Yes/- |
Inventory | -/- | Yes/- |
Receivables | -/- | Yes/- |
Payroll | -/- | Yes/- |
Training & Support |
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Training | 3 days of comprehensive training at our St. Louis HQ, which will include marketing, operations, safety, and event administration training. Your instruction will be thorough and will provide you with all of the training needed to become a successful franchise owner. | The Local Door Coupons provides you with a comprehensive and multi-faceted training course which includes various hours of classroom setting training and many more hours of on the job training at one of our already established offices. We are committed to your success and for that reason we will not only be hosting training sessions at our headquarters, our staff travels out to your territory and guides you in introducing and obtaining your first few clients. You and your staff will also have complete access to our training and operational manuals as an on-going reference for operations. Support and assistance will be provided as needed. |
Support | We will deliver to you a completely equipped and built-out Bubble Bus that is ready for your first event. 3 days training. | 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 Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
Operations | - | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 |
Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | Yes | Yes |
Canada Expansion | - | - |
International Expansion | - | - |
The Bubble Bus is the world's most sure-fire way of spreading joy and bubbles to people of all ages. The first and only mobile business of its kind, the Bubble Bus and its interactive bubble-making magic can appear anywhere you want to attract or entertain a crowd. The Bubble Bus provides a "visual" bubble extravaganza for events, which produces thousands of bubbles per minute, using day light smoke filled, and Tekno Bubbles, our patented glowing blacklight bubbles. This is a franchise that appeals to every age and demographic. Your B2B customers: Any business that wants to bring visual attention to their grand opening, or special sale. City festivals, parades, and charity events are several other examples of businesses who can contract for your service. Your B2C customer: Anyone looking to celebrate a special personal event such as birthdays, weddings, high school dances and pep rallies, as well as opportunities with church picnics and festivals. The possibilities are endless!
Ever wanted to own your own business? Instead of starting one that
competes with every other business, why not provide a unique service
that every company needs? We offer an advertising solution that is
innovative, effective and affordable. As a franchisee, you work with
local businesses within your exclusive territory to promote their
products/services utilizing our Door Coupons. New offerings/coupons are
printed and delivered to homes within your territory monthly.