Around Town Community Magazine vs Invite Systems Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Around Town Community Magazine vs Invite Systems including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Around Town Community Magazine Franchise
Invite Systems Franchise
Investment $37,600 - $54,800$50,400 - $83,700
Franchise Fee $25,000$25,500
Royalty Fee 5%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 1996-
Year Franchised 2003-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Around Town Community Magazine Franchise
Invite Systems Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Around Town Community Magazine Franchise
Invite Systems 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
 
Around Town Community Magazine Franchise
Invite Systems Franchise
Training -We offer an intensive 3 day initial training at the corporate office.
Support Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluationsFor the first 90 days after a franchisee departs training, there is a mandated weekly call with the National Director of Sales to ensure that all new franchisees are reaching their individual goals. All franchisees are provided one point of contact at the corporate office to have all of their questions answered as they develop. Quarterly newsletters are also provided as well as an Annual Sales training seminar.
Marketing --
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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Expansion Plans
 
Around Town Community Magazine Franchise
Invite Systems Franchise
US Expansion Yes-
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion No-

Company Overviews

About Around Town 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 has 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.

About Invite Systems

Small to mid-size business owners are constantly trying to compete for customers with large corporations backed by large marketing budgets. Invite Systems is on the leading edge of e-marketing technology through their development of Invite Series 3.6. This radical new system provides small and mid-size business owners the ability to more effectively communicate with their current customers, allowing them to compete at the same level as their large, corporate counterparts at drastically reduced marketing costs. The focus of Invite Systems is to increase customer retention directly resulting in increased revenues! Partnering with Invite Systems is an exciting opportunity for entrepreneurs that understand the significance of being first to market with little competition.
 
Invite Systems: A franchise that provides you unlimited growth: an opportunity that satisfies your independence and rewards your hard work.