Reading Friends Franchise Company vs Creative Tutors Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Reading Friends Franchise Company vs Creative Tutors including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Reading Friends Franchise Company Franchise
Creative Tutors Franchise
Investment $110,950 - $297,500$30,000 - $85,000
Franchise Fee $35,000N/A
Royalty Fee 5.5%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19801999
Year Franchised 20022004
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Reading Friends Franchise Company Franchise
Creative Tutors Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Reading Friends Franchise Company Franchise
Creative Tutors 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

 
Reading Friends Franchise Company Franchise
Creative Tutors Franchise
Training --
Support Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations-
Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks-
Operations 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 9

Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.

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Expansion Plans

 
Reading Friends Franchise Company Franchise
Creative Tutors Franchise
US Expansion Yes-
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion No-

Company Overviews

About Reading Friends Franchise Company

Ours started as a story of overcoming. Owner and founder, Nancy Spencer, was the first person in the city of Fort Worth to be diagnosed with dyslexia after many years of struggling in school. With the proper training, she was able to thrive academically and gained a passion for children and the way that they learn. With the help of Dr. Luke Waites, Gladys Kolenovsky and a team from Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas, TX, Nancy wrote a full curriculum and started Reading Friends preschool in 1980. The school is now run by her two daughters, Audrey Fowler and Nancy Pack. There are two additional locations. One located in Keller, run by Marsha Wesley. One located in Aledo, run by Diane Taylor.
 
The Reading Friends Difference

Reading Friends has the right curriculum, the right commitment, and is the right place. Let us focus on your child.

The Reading Friends preschool is dedicated to providing the young child a foundation for educational excellence.
The secret to a well-rounded child is a well-rounded approach to teaching

Curriculum


We employ Multi-sensory teaching techniques involving the total child.

Our Phonics Advantage curriculum is a language-based program that is the heart of our proprietary curricula.

Children receive structured academic experiences that produce a firm foundation in reading, math, social studies, and science.

Social

The Reading Friends program is designed to provide successful opportunities for all students. Children have daily outside free play and snack where they experiment with social interaction and cooperation.

About Creative Tutors

In 1999, Jan Van Blarcum, Ph.D. founded Creative Tutors. As an educator, Dr. Van Blarcum understood the importance of personalized attention in a child's educational growth. Her passion for learning grew into a business endeavor that provides customized, one-on-one, in-home tutoring to children with a variety of learning needs. Every child receives personalized attention from certified/degreed educators. Jan has acquired invaluable experience through living abroad, teaching in many educational environments and has acquired business development experience. These unique experiences, coupled with her fervent desire to provide all children with the tools needed to achieve their potential in today's educational environment, led her to establish Creative Tutors and their sister organization Creative Learning 4 Kids, Inc. a 501(c)(3) company. "The great thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B. King