Stork News of America Inc.
Baby announcement rental serviceBackground
Founded: 1983 Franchising since: 1984
Stork News of America Inc. was founded in 1983 and began franchising in 1984. It has more than 135 locations in the United States and Canada. Stork News has an arrangement with Babies "R" Us that places Stork News displays in all Babies "R" Us units that are located in an area where a Stork News franchisee is present, thus offering franchisees automatic advertising. Stork News of America is based in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Franchisor has 6 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide
Stork News of America Inc. was founded in 1983 and began franchising in 1984. It has more than 135 locations in the United States and Canada. Stork News has an arrangement with Babies "R" Us that places Stork News displays in all Babies "R" Us units that are located in an area where a Stork News franchisee is present, thus offering franchisees automatic advertising. Stork News of America is based in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
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1305 Hope Mills Rd., #A Fayetteville, North carolina 28304 |
Phone: (910)426-1357 |
Franchisor has 6 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
| Year | U.S. Franchises | Canadian Franchises | Foreign Franchises | Company Owned |
| 2007 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide
Costs and Fees
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Total investment: $14K Franchise fee: $10K |
Ongoing royalty fee: $800-1.2K/yr. Term of agreement: 1 year, 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
Business Experience:
- General business experience
- Marketing skills
Operations
- Franchise can be run from home
- Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Training and Support
Training
Ongoing Support
Marketing Support
- Available at headquarters
- Available at franchisee's location
Ongoing Support
- Newsletter
- Toll-free phone line
- Internet
Marketing Support
- National media