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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of The Sports Section vs The Traveling Photo Booth including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $20,400 - $74,275 | $30,000 - And Up |
Franchise Fee | $7,500 | $20,000 |
Royalty Fee | $50/mo. | 5% |
Advertising Fee | - | 3% |
Year Founded | 1983 | - |
Year Franchised | 1984 | - |
Term Of Agreement | 10 years | - |
Term Of Agreement | 10 years | - |
Renewal Fee | $1K | - |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Experience | - | |
Financing Options |
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In-House/3rd Party | In-House/3rd Party | |
Franchise Fees | Yes/Yes | -/- |
Start-up Costs | No/Yes | -/- |
Equipment | Yes/Yes | -/- |
Inventory | No/No | -/- |
Receivables | No/No | -/- |
Payroll | No/No | -/- |
Training & Support |
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Training | Your success is our success and we want you to ramp up fast and have immediate success. For this reason TSS offers a series of in-field training combined with classroom and online training sessions to make sure you have all you need to ensure a fast ramp up and early success.
In-Field Sales Training (4-5 Days) A TSS Business Trainer travels to your location for 4-5 days to help set up your business by:
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Support | Our veteran support staff knows what works and what doesn't work. They're dedicated to your success and readily available to you any time you need them. Our in-house marketing and design staff has created the most impressive array of marketing brochures, samples, presentation portfolios, and collateral materials in the industry. Purchasing Co-ops 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 Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | - |
Operations |
Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 35% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4
Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | - |
Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | Yes | - |
Canada Expansion | No | - |
International Expansion | No | - |
The Sports Section was founded in 1983 by R. Daniel Burgner and Carl Hansson. It began franchising in 1984 with the formation of its parent company, B&H Products Inc. The Sports Section, which has locations in the United States and Canada, is based in Duluth, Georgia.
If you love photography, enjoy working with kids, or have an interest in sports, now you can enjoy a picture perfect future as a franchise owner with TSS Photography.
It has been said that when you do what you love, you'll never have to work another day in your life. And our franchise owners love what they do. They especially love controlling their own destiny, the flexibility of scheduling their own time, and calling their own shots.
* The Traveling Photo Booth Photo Booths: The best there is. Patent Pending mobile design with unique proprietary features. * Photo Booth Software: The heart of the photo booth. Engineered exclusively for our booths and constantly evolving to differentiate from competitors. * Training. Comprehensive initial and ongoing training. We've been where you're going and can offer truly tested advice. * The Brand: Proven to attract and protected by trademarks, copyrights, and patents. * Marketing Assistance: Access to a professional graphic designer and to a growing library of attractive, personalized and tested marketing materials with a consistent message that wins. * Virtual Store Front: The Traveling Photo Booth's website is your store. It's beautiful, functional, dynamic and does the heavy lifting. * The Traveling Photo Booth Office Software: We've engineered our own software capable of making life easier, more productive and more profitable. * An Exclusive Territory: Only you will be offering The Traveling Photo Booth Photo Booths in your territory. * Low cost, low overhead: It's certainly not free, but for a relatively small initial investment and manageable initial overhead you have an opportunity for growth and a great return on investment. Special Financing Available. * Enjoyable: Our high-quality product makes people happy, documents their special moments and is fun. Happy customers are the only kind we have.