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Updated RecentlyAround Town Community Magazine vs MyLoopCard Franchise Comparison
Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Around Town Community Magazine vs MyLoopCard including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Investment | $37,600 - $54,800 | $31,000 - $42,000 |
| Franchise Fee | $25,000 | $29,500 |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | $100-500/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | - | - |
| Year Founded | 1996 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | 5 years | 5 years |
| Term Of Agreement | 5 years | 5 years |
| 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 | - | ON-3 TRAINING - our training program is unmatched in golf marketing. It is comprised of 3 levels - on-line training in the initial stage, on-site training during the marketing phase, and on-going training during the development and growth stages of your business. |
| Support | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | We instruct, guide, and show our franchise owners how to sell MLC advertising and provide a comprehensive sales manual to follow that includes all the templates and contracts franchisee's will need. MEDIA KITS / PRICING STRATEGIES - we have designed and developed over the years a detailed media and pricing guide to present to potential advertsiers and we consult with our franchise owners on pricing strategies. OWNER SUPPORT PROGRAMS - we have created a user-friendly, pass-word protected intranet site for owners to access key documents and critical business information, in addition to an 800# help line for franchisee support. |
| 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) | - |
Expansion Plans |
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| 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 MyLoopCard
Enjoy Golf? Have an interest in marketing and sales? Have a desire to own a home-based business that allows for more flexibility, family time, and fun?
If so, you may be looking at the right business at the right time - for you!
For many American's, owning a business is a part of the American dream. Finding an opportunity that not only fulfills that dream, but also allows you to be a part of a sport you are passionate about is, as they say, just about as good as it gets.
The MyLoopCard franchise program offers a full array of services from helping you through the initial start-up phase to helping you complete your first scorecard to assisting you in building a substantial business of annual repeat customers. Here are a few of the benefits you would receive as a MyLoopCard franchise owner:
BRAND NAME - MyLoopCard is the only golf marketing company that allows you to share and promote its trademarked brand name, thereby, helping you build a recognizable, national brand name for your business.
TURN-KEY SYSTEMS - the founder of MyLoopCard, Chad Hanysh, spent over three years of trial and error in developing and fine-tuning the entire business system that saves you time, money, and headaches in eliminating the same mistakes he made during his business development days.
FOUNDER-ASSISTED - reap the benefits of working directly with Chad in starting, developing, and growing your business. Chad knows this business like no one else and he will share his knowledge and expertise to help you shorten your learning curve as you enter this new arena and industry.
MyLoopTracker.com - this is our exclusive sister website that makes our scorecard a one-of-a-kind in the golf world. It tracks everything a golfer wants to improve upon, and offers tips and advice to golfers of all abilities all across the globe.
EXCLUSIVE TERRITORIES - each franchise owner will be awarded an exclusive territory with a certain number of golf courses to market and develop.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - today we offer the MyLoopCard golf scorecard and in the future we plan on offering more. The goal of MyLoopCard is to be a golf marketing company that offers a menu and selection of golf marketing products, programs, and ideas to golf courses throughout the United States.
YOUR NEXT STEP - for more information on owning a MyLoopCard franchise, please fill out the franchise inquiry form. You will receive our franchise packet that includes our 15-page franchise brochure and outlines our 8-step franchise discovery process for you to be fully educated on our business model before you make a decision of owning a MyLoopCard franchise.