Around Town Community Magazine vs The Inside Coup Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Around Town Community Magazine Franchise
The Inside Coup Franchise
Investment $37,600 - $54,800$57,317 - $452,367
Franchise Fee $25,000$50,000
Royalty Fee 5%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19962015
Year Franchised 20032015
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Around Town Community Magazine Franchise
The Inside Coup Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Around Town Community Magazine Franchise
The Inside Coup 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
The Inside Coup 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
The Inside Coup Franchise
US Expansion YesYes
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 The Inside Coup

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We provide a low risk, low/no employee, high demand, high profit margin business that delivers recurring income.  A business you can work from home, if you wish to.   We supply the graphic designers and ad layouts.   We create and mail each magazine to the most affluent households in your area.    We also publish the ads online, digitally, for quick mobile access and easy social sharing.  ​ We'll even invoice your clients, upon request, those who advertise in your  inside coup magazine. Our corporate team takes the administrative work off your plate and manages most of the workflow for you.
  You personally schedule consultations, connect with and build relationships with local, regional and national business owners, including shop owners around town. Ask each owner to advertise with the inside coup by sharing our proprietary presentation slides and this website. ​ Or, build a sales team that does the above with you. The franchise owner with the most ads earns the most.