Bingo Bugle Newspaper

Founded: 1981 Franchising since: 1983
Robert Snowden started Bingo Bugle in 1980 to serve the needs of charitable bingo organizations, Native American bingo and other gaming establishments. The first newspaper was published in 1980, serving the Tacoma, Washington, area. Each newspaper contains news and feature stories about bingo and related topics, as well as ads for games. Bingo Bugle newspapers are read throughout North America. By 2000, the paper's circulation had surpassed 1 million.

P.O. Box 527 Vashon, WA 98070

Phone: (800)327-6437

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 3 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2008	53	1	0	0
2007	58	1	0	0
2006	57	1	0	0
2005	59	1	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
Outside the U.S.: Canada, Western europe

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Major metros and surrounding counties

Total investment: $14.1K-20K Franchise fee: $10K

Ongoing royalty fee: 8% Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	No
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $15K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Outgoing personality required

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 16% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• At franchisee's location: 2 days
• At headquarters or regional location

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks