SelectAds Direct vs The School Communications Agency Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
SelectAds Direct Franchise
The School Communications Agency Franchise
Investment $18,700 - $29,750$39,700 - $59,900
Franchise Fee $10,000$30,000 - $40,000
Royalty Fee 012%
Advertising Fee 0-
Year Founded 20112011
Year Franchised 20112013
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
SelectAds Direct Franchise
The School Communications Agency Franchise
Experience

� General business experience

� Sales and marketing skills

Ad/Sales Experience

Financing Options
 
SelectAds Direct Franchise
The School Communications Agency Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees -/-Yes/-
Start-up Costs -/--/-
Equipment -/--/-
Inventory -/--/-
Receivables -/--/-
Payroll -/--/-

Training & Support
 
SelectAds Direct Franchise
The School Communications Agency Franchise
Training • One week training at headquarters • Two day on-site training16-20 hours of Classroom Training, 16 -24 hours of On Site Training.
Support • Weekly tele-conference meetings • Mentoring program • National sales conferenceField Support and ongoing remote support is provided along with many resources and tools.
Marketing • Marketing materials • Quick Start Marketing Plan-
Operations

• Franchise can be run from home.

• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1

• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed.

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
 
SelectAds Direct Franchise
The School Communications Agency Franchise
US Expansion YesYes
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

About SelectAds Direct

SelectAds Direct is changing the face of cooperative direct mail. Its proprietary format lets consumers quickly scan all ads and select ads of interest; and, it even provides a built-in carrying case. As a SelectAds Direct franchisee, you'll sell cooperative advertising space to local merchants who want to target market a high-income demographic. SelectAds Direct takes care of all back-end production allowing you to do what you do best: sell! If you have what it takes to be successful, find out what SelectAds Direct can do for you. • Very low initial investment • Home based business • Unique product • Great locations • No inventory • Training • Support

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.