How Much is the Franchise Fee?
The franchise fee is $25,000. Franchises can serve markets with populations of 250 thousand to 2 million people. We will work with you to determine the best size market for your geographic area and budget. The larger the market, the more time, effort, and workers it takes to keep the site up to date. What's important is that the market served by the website is considered "local" to the people who live there and to businesses that might want to advertise.
Qualified candidates may be eligible for a small business loan from the SBA. Fun 4 US Kids is approved by the SBA for financial assistance. Click HERE to learn more.
The purchase price for a franchise site that is already operational may be more, because content, site traffic, social media followers and email subscribers have already been developed on the site. That typically has a value of $5,000-$10,000 depending on site. In addition, if the site has existing recurring advertising, the purchase price will be higher as those ad sales transfer to the buyer upon signing.
If you are purchasing the business directly from a franchisee, you will need to negotiate the purchase price with that franchisee and pay a $10,000 franchise fee to Fun4USKids which covers the cost of transferring the business, managing the business during the transfer, and for training the new franchisee and any new workers the franchisee brings on board.
If you are purchasing a corporately owned site, there is no transfer fee. That cost is built into the sales price. Email info@fun4uskids.com for details.
These corporate sites are for sale:
Fun4SunCoastKids - serving North Pinellas County, FL *this site is under development
Fun4DaytonaKids - serving Volusia County, FL
Fun4BrandonKids - serving East Hillsborough County, FL
These franchise sites are for sale by owner.
Fun4EmeraldCoastKids - serving Okaloosa County, Walton County, and Bay County, FL
The Fun 4 US Kids franchise fee or transfer fee covers the following to help get your website business up and running:
- Set-up of your mobile friendly website
- Custom design elements (site colors, graphics, etc.)
- Website/Business branding as part of the Fun 4 US Kids network
- Email accounts and spam service
- Website hosting and domain name registration
- Online Training for EVERY aspect of the business
- Assistance from support staff
- Access to our members only website
We do not collect any royalty fees. Franchisees keep 100% of the revenue earned from selling ads on their sites. Newly launched sites pay a flat monthly maintenance fee that starts at $350/month 6 months after signing. The maintenance fee covers all the expenses of running and maintaining the website. Here is an overview of the services covered by the Fun 4 US Kids maintenance fee:
- Ongoing technical support
- Ongoing business support
- Software updates (security patches, bug fixes, new releases)
- Email marketing service
- Access to our members only community
- Potential to share in regional and national advertising
- Monthly newsletters
- Business advice
- Access to new training documents as they are developed
- Access to new business development tips, tricks and tactics
- Daily backups
- Email accounts and spam service
- Website hosting and domain name registration
- Firewall protection
Other expenses include start-up costs, hiring contract workers, bookkeeping software subscription, and discretionary marketing and office expenses. As your business grows, expenses will increase. All the fees associated in starting and running the franchise business are outlined in Item 7 of our Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
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