Bingo Bugle Newspaper vs Today's Senior Magazine LLC Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Bingo Bugle Newspaper vs Today's Senior Magazine LLC including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Bingo Bugle Newspaper Franchise
Today's Senior Magazine LLC Franchise
Investment $9,070 - $15,020$5,300
Franchise Fee $5,000N/A
Royalty Fee 8%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19812004
Year Franchised 19832012
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Bingo Bugle Newspaper Franchise
Today's Senior Magazine LLC Franchise
Experience
  • Outgoing personality required
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    Financing Options
     
    Bingo Bugle Newspaper Franchise
    Today's Senior Magazine LLC Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-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
     
    Bingo Bugle Newspaper Franchise
    Today's Senior Magazine LLC Franchise
    Training Training w/regional manager or headquarter office-
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet-
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks-
    Operations Franchise can be run from home.

    16% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1

    Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Bingo Bugle Newspaper Franchise
    Today's Senior Magazine LLC Franchise
    US Expansion YesYes
    Canada Expansion NoYes
    International Expansion YesNo

    Company Overviews

    About Bingo Bugle Newspaper

    Robert Snowden started Bingo Bugle in 1980 to serve the needs of charitable bingo organizations, Native American bingo and other gaming establishments. The first newspaper was published in 1980, serving the Tacoma, Washington, area. Each newspaper contains news and feature stories about bingo and related topics, as well as ads for games. Bingo Bugle newspapers are read throughout North America. By 2000, the paper's circulation had surpassed 1 million.

    About Today's Senior Magazine LLC

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    Today's Senior Magazine started with its first California publication in November of 2004. Since then we have expanded to other areas throughout the United States. We credit our success to understanding the field of marketing to senior citizens and giving them access to local and national products and services that align with the needs of those 50 and over. We publish the most read and talked about senior magazines in our areas of distribution!

    Our publication is different from other senior citizen publications. We print on easy to read newsprint, making it a perfect magazine for seniors. Printing this way also allows us to save costs, consequently charging our advertisers much less. This makes it possible for seniors to get important, relevant information in their area. Our targeted senior marketing distribution delivers to senior centers, gaming locations, retirement and assisted living homes, restaurants, and other businesses with a large senior population or customers. Our unique process and our dedication to delivering magazines for senior citizens that truly speak to the needs and wants of their lives makes us one of the best senior magazine franchises around.

    We are always staying ahead of the information we know our customers need. That's why Today's Senior Magazine continues to be the go-to magazine for seniors across the country. We will continue to expand, providing our readers with information that matters to them.