EncouraGym vs Kangaroo Bobs Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of EncouraGym vs Kangaroo Bobs including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
EncouraGym Franchise
Kangaroo Bobs Franchise
Investment $25,600 - $69,400$50,000 - $400,000
Franchise Fee $10,500$25,000 - $35,000
Royalty Fee 6%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 2001-
Year Franchised 2004-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee 10% of current franchise fee-


Business Experience Requirements
 
EncouraGym Franchise
Kangaroo Bobs Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
  • Desire to work with children
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    Financing Options
     
    EncouraGym Franchise
    Kangaroo Bobs Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees Yes/Yes-/-
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/Yes-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    EncouraGym Franchise
    Kangaroo Bobs Franchise
    Training -
  • Hands-on training in our flagship store
  • Intensive classroom instruction at Kangaroo Bob's
  • Training reference manuals, including electronic supplements
    • Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations
  • On-site grand opening training and assistance
  • Quarterly consultation visits from Kangaroo Bob's field team
  • Regular quality assurance consultations
  • Business review analysis of store sales and performance vs. system-wide benchmarks
  • Operating system manuals
  • Proprietary Quarterly Team Game rollouts as well as new product rollouts
  • Website maintenance, hosting, consumer calendar, and content management
  • Password-protected intranet
    • Marketing Ad slicks
  • Grand opening support and assistance
  • High quality promotional and marketing materials
  • Public relations materials
  • New product development
  • Use of the Kangaroo Bob's name, logo, and characters
    • Operations 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 8

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    EncouraGym Franchise
    Kangaroo Bobs Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About EncouraGym

    Interested in a program for your home, church, school, or daycare? Don't invest $20,000 to $50,000 BEFORE you see what the others have to offer. EncouraGYM makes it possible to START YOUR OWN PROGRAM using our acclaimed lesson plans.
    Stop DREAMING and START LIVING your dreams.

    About Kangaroo Bobs

    Kangaroo Bob's, which is at the forefront of child development, has created a fun environment to teach teamwork to children through parties and play. Kangaroo Bob's patent pending teamwork curriculum creates an extraordinary party and play experience for children and their families, which correlates into an incredible business opportunity for franchise candidates that are as passionate about running their business as they are about developing young minds. Kangaroo Bob's has designed two unique business opportunities for franchisees that utilizes our patent pending teamwork curriculum. Franchisees can choose between our facility based Play and Party Center package, which is a $250k to $400k investment, or choose our home based Walkabout Package which is a total capital investment of $50k. Please call us at 770-364-4017 to learn more about this thrilling and exciting children's entertainment franchise experience.