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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 |
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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 | 2001 | 2011 |
Year Franchised | 2002 | 2013 |
Term Of Agreement | 5 years | - |
Term Of Agreement | 5 years | - |
Renewal Fee | - | - |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Experience | Ad/Sales Experience | |
Financing Options |
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In-House/3rd Party | In-House/3rd Party | |
Franchise Fees | No/No | Yes/- |
Start-up Costs | No/No | -/- |
Equipment | No/No | -/- |
Inventory | No/No | -/- |
Receivables | No/No | -/- |
Payroll | No/No | -/- |
Training & Support |
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Training | - | 16-20 hours of Classroom Training, 16 -24 hours of On Site Training. |
Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | Field 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 |
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US Expansion | - | Yes |
Canada Expansion | No | - |
International Expansion | No | - |
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.