Around Town Community Magazine vs Today's Senior Magazine LLC Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Around Town Community Magazine 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
 
Around Town Community Magazine Franchise
Today's Senior Magazine LLC Franchise
Investment $37,600 - $54,800$5,300
Franchise Fee $25,000N/A
Royalty Fee 5%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19962004
Year Franchised 20032012
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Around Town Community Magazine Franchise
Today's Senior Magazine LLC Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Around Town Community Magazine 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
 
Around Town Community Magazine Franchise
Today's Senior Magazine LLC Franchise
Training --
Support Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations-
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
Today's Senior Magazine LLC Franchise
US Expansion YesYes
Canada Expansion NoYes
International Expansion NoNo

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 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.