Around Town Community Magazine

Direct-mail community magazine

Around Town Community Magazine, Inc. ("Around Town") began franchise operations in September 2002 in Woodstock, Georgia. Around Town franchises niche community magazines, each with a goal of "strengthening communities."

Around Town was founded by Gina Carr and Don Kyle. Gina has a BA from Georgia Tech in Industrial Engineering and an MBA from Harvard. Don has a BS in Accounting from Florida State University and also is a CPA. Together they started The TowneLaker magazine in June 1996 and Sixes Living magazine in June 2000. After many years of practice, they decided to franchise the niche community magazine concept through Around Town Community Magazine, Inc.

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Start-up Costs & Franchises Fees

How much does it cost to open a Around Town Community Magazine Franchises?

Total Investment: $37,600-$54,800
Initial Franchise Fee: $25,000
Royalty Fee: 5%
Advertising Fee:
Term of Agreement: 5 years

How to contact Around Town Community Magazine

Around Town Community Magazine Inc.
1025 Rose Creek Dr., #340
Woodstock, GA
30189

Phone: (770)516-7105
Fax: (770)516-4809

Website: Visit Website

Franchise History

When did the first Around Town Community Magazine open? 1996
When did Around Town Community Magazine start Franchising? 2003

Year U.S.A. Canada International Corporate

2005 4 0 0 0

2004 4 0 0 2

2003 0 0 0 2

2002 N/A N/A N/A 2

2001 N/A N/A N/A 2

Expansion Plans

United States: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming,

Financing Options

Expense In-House Third Party

Franchise Fee No No

Startup Costs No No

Equipment No No

Inventory No No

Accounts Receivable No No

Payroll No No

Training & Support

Support
Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations

Business Operations

Franchise can be run from home.
100% of all franchisees own more than one unit
Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2
Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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