KidStage

Founded: 1997 Franchising since: 2003

P.O. Box 1072 Appleton, Wisconsin 54912

Phone: (877)415-5115

Franchisor has 2 employee(s)

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	13	1	0	2
2006	12	1	0	1
2005	10	0	0	2

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 350,000 population

Total investment: $13K-18.5K Franchise fee: $12.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% 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: $13K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Desire to work with children

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 12% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (51% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 4 days
• At franchisee's location: 3 days

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising