Futura vs GradePower Learning Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Futura Franchise	GradePower Learning Franchise
Investment	$33,000 - $45,000	$99,800 - $270,500
Franchise Fee	N/A	$40,000
Royalty Fee	-	10%
Advertising Fee	-	3%
Year Founded	2001	1984
Year Franchised	2006	1991
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Futura Franchise	GradePower Learning Franchise
Experience	We are looking for professionals with a passion for teaching Spanish to children in the community and who have a desire to grow and manage a successful business. The ideal franchisee is also an excellent communicator both verbally and written, who has an absolute motivation for success. This individual should also be organized and successful at multi-tasking. It is not necessary to have a teaching background or even fluency in the Spanish language. You will be trained on the various Futura curriculums, our teaching methods, as well as techniques necessary to train your local instructors. You should have a love for working with children and a passion for the Spanish language and its many cultures. These two things make promoting Spanish instruction for children contagious!	Surprisingly, you really do not need to have education experience to operate a successful Grade Power franchise. We're looking for individuals with good people skills who can own, operate, manage and promote their own Grade Power franchise. You'll benefit by working alongside two very successful companies as we help you build your franchise.
Financing Options
	Futura Franchise	GradePower Learning Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	-/-	-/-
Start-up Costs	-/-	-/Yes
Equipment	-/-	-/Yes
Inventory	-/-	-/Yes
Receivables	-/-	-/-
Payroll	-/-	-/-
Training & Support
	Futura Franchise	GradePower Learning Franchise
Training	Training at our headquarters for four intensive days *Additional training onsite at your location *Monthly conference calls *Unlimited electronic and telephone support.	On-The-Job Training: 1 week Classroom Training: 2 weeks Additional Training: Home study
Support	-	You will be provided with all the proprietary tools needed - along with the finest training and support system in the franchise industry. Helping you succeed is our primary focus, as we build our mutual franchise into a nationally known and recognized name in the education industry. Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations
Marketing	-	Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising
Operations	Your primary responsibility will be growing Futura in your specified territory, by selling and promoting the program to schools, Community Education/Recreation Departments, and parents. You will manage the schools and recreation departments with whom you partner, as well as the local teachers who work for you. You will be also responsible for training all of your local teaching staff and assuring their success in Futura classrooms	Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 - 3
Expansion Plans
	Futura Franchise	GradePower Learning Franchise
US Expansion	-	Yes
Canada Expansion	-	-
International Expansion	-	-

Company Overviews

About Futura

Are you a professional who is interested in owning your own business? Bienvenidos! Congratulations on choosing Futura Language Professionals as your franchise of choice. With our ever growing global nation, the need to learn Spanish at a young age is becoming of utmost importance. A Futura Language Professionals Spanish language franchise allows you to do what you love-Promote a love of the Spanish language and its many cultures to children. Since 2001 our long-term Spanish enrichment programs have positively affected the lives and growth of thousands of children in the local community. Futura Language Professionals' Spanish programs are completely community-based and all classes are held onsite in the local community in collaboration with local schools, recreation departments and community education departments. This means that our classes are not only very convenient for our students and families, but also that there is no need to lease or rent any space, eliminating high overhead costs. Futura Language Professionals' Franchise Owners work from their homes, creating a cost savings to both the owners and Futura families. By working within the community, we continue to foster our mission of being a Community-based Spanish school. Territories throughout the United States are available. "If you don't follow your dreams, you will be working for someone who did."-Anonymous

About GradePower Learning

GradePower Learning is unlike any other franchise in North America and is changing the way our children process, interpret, and organize information. It is important to understand that we do not tutor students. Tutoring is only a temporary fix; it's focused on getting a better grade or test score. We combine academic tutoring with cognitive learning, so our focus is on improving how children learn. We use these methods in order to teach students how to think correctly. By doing so they learn real self-esteem and they won't need tutoring year after year. This will not only give students better grades, it will benefit them for the rest of their lives. We have the widest array of these programs, such as; Little Readers, Beyond Tutoring, Advantage, SAT/ACT Test Prep, College Readiness Study, ADD, ADHD, NCLB and more! You will also have the opportunity to partner with a company that not only has 25 years dedicated to the learning and education industry, but also over 35 years experience in franchising and working with people from all walks of life to help them build a successful future for themselves and their families.

Veteran Incentives  Royalty fee waived for six months

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