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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of International Dancesport Studios vs All Star Driver Education including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $58,500 - $79,700 | $42,400 - $65,500 |
Franchise Fee | $37,000 | $25,000 |
Royalty Fee | 10% | - |
Advertising Fee | - | - |
Year Founded | 1996 | 1999 |
Year Franchised | 2003 | 2007 |
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 | |
Franchise Fees | No/No | -/- |
Start-up Costs | No/No | -/- |
Equipment | No/No | -/- |
Inventory | No/No | -/- |
Receivables | No/No | -/- |
Payroll | No/No | -/- |
Training & Support |
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Training | - | In addition to your own training, you will also send someone through our Pre Opening Procedures program, which will prepare you and/or one of your employees to train your staff, and understand as well as learn all what makes us successful, so that when you return to your area of operation, you will be equally or more successful than us! |
Support | - | Following your Grand Opening, you will continue to have access to members of our support team for any other questions you may have. We want to be available to you, because when you are successful, we all are successful! |
Marketing | - | All Star Driver Education has developed many highly successful, low financially risky marketing techniques. All designed to grab your customer's and potential customer's attention. All Star Driver Education also designs and develops advertising materials for direct mail, billboards and print media. All Star Driver Education's Marketing Department is also available to answer questions, assist you through your Grand Opening and help design and develop custom programs to expand your customer base and increase your sales. |
Operations | - | - |
Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | - | - |
Canada Expansion | No | - |
International Expansion | Yes | - |
International DanceSport Studios are award winning franchised ballroom dance studios founded and directed by Carlos Manuel Gutierrez Jr. since 1995. Mr. Gutierrez is a renowned producer and a world class, award winning, ballroom dance teacher. In addition to operating IDS, he owns and produces an international open ballroom dance championship, Mexico Open, which is held annually in Cancun, Mexico. Mr. Gutierrez is also the founder and president of LAWDSC, Latin America World DanceSport Council, a world dance council that promotes ballroom dancing as a sport on an athletic level as well as a form of art, and an exercising outlet. In IDS, we specialize in individual training of both professional and amateur dancers. We accept single students, couples, as well as students who desire special event oriented training, such as wedding and prom preparations. Every one of our programs is individually designed to meet each of our student's personal needs. Our students do not need any prior experience or knowledge, we accept students of any level and we provide training up to Gold Level, and anything in between, as well as physical therapy training. We know that every student has a specific goal in mind when it comes to their training and we believe that our personal training system accompanied with our private instructors are the best tools to truly tend to those needs and desires.
Most franchises demand huge investments of not only capital, but of your time. An investment in All Star is affordable and easy, while taking up no more of your time than a normal job.