The Bubble Bus vs Pool Scouts Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of The Bubble Bus vs Pool Scouts including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
The Bubble Bus Franchise
Pool Scouts Franchise
Investment $92,000 - $116,000$80,400 - $153,300
Franchise Fee N/A$20,000
Royalty Fee -8%
Advertising Fee -2%
Year Founded 2005-
Year Franchised 2014-
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
The Bubble Bus Franchise
Pool Scouts Franchise
Experience

Financially qualified candidates who are fun and full of life.

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Financing Options
 
The Bubble Bus Franchise
Pool Scouts Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
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Training & Support
 
The Bubble Bus Franchise
Pool Scouts Franchise
Training

3 days of comprehensive training at our St. Louis HQ, which will include marketing, operations, safety, and event administration training. Your instruction will be thorough and will provide you with all of the training needed to become a successful franchise owner.

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Support

We will deliver to you a completely equipped and built-out Bubble Bus that is ready for your first event. 3 days training.

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Marketing --
Operations --

Expansion Plans
 
The Bubble Bus Franchise
Pool Scouts Franchise
US Expansion YesYes
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

About The Bubble Bus

The Bubble Bus is the world's most sure-fire way of spreading joy and bubbles to people of all ages. The first and only mobile business of its kind, the Bubble Bus and its interactive bubble-making magic can appear anywhere you want to attract or entertain a crowd. The Bubble Bus provides a "visual" bubble extravaganza for events, which produces thousands of bubbles per minute, using day light smoke filled, and Tekno Bubbles, our patented glowing blacklight bubbles. This is a franchise that appeals to every age and demographic. Your B2B customers: Any business that wants to bring visual attention to their grand opening, or special sale. City festivals, parades, and charity events are several other examples of businesses who can contract for your service. Your B2C customer: Anyone looking to celebrate a special personal event such as birthdays, weddings, high school dances and pep rallies, as well as opportunities with church picnics and festivals. The possibilities are endless!

About Pool Scouts

The Pool Scouts franchise model gives you the independence you’re looking for in running your own business, but it’s backed with a strong support team at the home office to provide guidance, answer questions and be there for you when you need a lifesaver.Take a deep dive into our team profiles and you’ll see that our leadership is steeped in franchise knowledge (over 80 years combined!), with skills and experience across marketing, operations, finance and customer service.
The day you sign on as a Pool Scouts franchisee, we are working for you.
As a franchisee, you’ll benefit from our established brand and a strong marketing and operations team ready to provide you with tools to recruit and serve your customers.  We help you navigate the waters to a successful and easy-to-manage operation.

The approximate total investment necessary to begin operation of a single Pool Scouts franchise business is currently $80,400 to $133,300. This includes $47,400 to $58,800 that must be paid to the franchisor or its affiliate(s).
The total investment necessary to begin operation of one Pool Scouts franchised business under an area development agreement is currently $92,900 to $153,300. This includes $59,900 to $83,600 that must be paid to the franchisor. The minimum number of Pool Scouts franchised businesses required to be opened under an area development agreement is 2.

#298 in Franchise 500 for 2021.  Not in Franchise 500 for 2020.