Pingu's English vs smART Explorers Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Pingu's English vs smART Explorers including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Pingu's English Franchise
smART Explorers Franchise
Investment $150,000 - $500,000$27,500
Franchise Fee N/A$19,500
Royalty Fee -7%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 20062006
Year Franchised 20072007
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Pingu's English Franchise
smART Explorers Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Pingu's English Franchise
smART Explorers 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

 
Pingu's English Franchise
smART Explorers Franchise
Training --
Support --
Marketing --
Operations -* Franchise can be run from home

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


Expansion Plans

 
Pingu's English Franchise
smART Explorers Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion -Yes

Company Overviews

About Pingu's English

Pingu's English is an engaging, educational and entertaining Children's English course for 3-7+ year olds based on the enormously popular animated television character, Pingu. Using books, CDs, DVDs and online learning material developed by leading English language and child education specialists, Pingu's English offers exceptional value for money with extensive learning and support resources for children, their parents and the teacher. Combine this fun and interactive course with viewing figures of over 1 billion people on 140 TV channels around the world, and with over 5 million Pingu books sold globally, the opportunity to leverage the brand awareness generated by the television series, publishing and merchandising of the Pingu character within Pingu's English is enormous.

About smART Explorers

NO LONGER FRANCHISING