PRstore vs The School Communications Agency Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of PRstore vs The School Communications Agency including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
PRstore Franchise
The School Communications Agency Franchise
Investment $127,000 - $181,000$39,700 - $59,900
Franchise Fee $29,500 - $89,500$30,000 - $40,000
Royalty Fee 4.25%12%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 20012011
Year Franchised 20022013
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
PRstore Franchise
The School Communications Agency Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • Ad/Sales Experience

    Financing Options

     
    PRstore Franchise
    The School Communications Agency Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/NoYes/-
    Start-up Costs No/No-/-
    Equipment No/No-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support

     
    PRstore Franchise
    The School Communications Agency Franchise
    Training -16-20 hours of Classroom Training, 16 -24 hours of On Site Training.
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluationsField Support and ongoing remote support is provided along with many resources and tools.
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising-
    Operations 75% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2

    Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

    The franchise offered is a home based owner-operator model. The content for the newsletter is provided by the school or the Franchisors Library of Content and is placed into the newsletter by Franchisor. The franchisee sells advertising space in the newsletter, manages the school and business relationships and shares a portion of the revenue with the schools.

    Expansion Plans

     
    PRstore Franchise
    The School Communications Agency Franchise
    US Expansion -Yes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion No-

    Company Overviews

    About PRstore

    Our franchise fee is $89,500 for PRstore RETAIL and $29,500 for PRstore OFFICE.

    RETAIL offers a retail store in an exclusive territory.

    OFFICE offers an office setting in a non-exclusive territory.

    About The School Communications Agency

    The School Communications Agency is a hyperlocal advertising company that produces high quality, mobile friendly school newsletters that connect parents to their child’s school and to the businesses that matter to them. Our free to school service improves parent engagement, reduces administrative workload, and generates money for schools. Our advertisers benefit from hyper-local geo-targeted access to parents that no other franchise provides. The franchise offered is a home based owner-operator model.  The content for the newsletter is provided by the school or the Franchisors Library of Content and is placed into the newsletter by Franchisor.  The franchisee sells advertising space in the newsletter, manages the school and business relationships and shares a portion of the revenue with the schools.  
     
    We create free, high quality, mobile friendly newsletters for schools that engage and inform parents, reduce administrative workload and generate discretionary funds.
     
    Turn your school newsletter into a source of revenue.