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Actor's Garage

Children's acting school

Background

Founded: 2004 Franchising since: 2006
152 Ryder Rd.
Manhasset, New york 11030
Phone:
(516)627-7211


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

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2007 3 0 1 13
2006 2 0 0 12
2005 N/A N/A N/A 6

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
Outside the U.S.: Asia, Canada, Japan, Philippines

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 400,000 families with at least 50,000 school-aged children

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $30.6K-31.7K
Franchise fee: $24K
Ongoing royalty fee: 9%
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable


Type of Financing Available
In-House Third Party
Franchise Fee No Yes
Startup Costs Yes No
Equipment Yes No
Inventory No Yes
Accounts Receivable No Yes
Payroll No Yes

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $25K

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 5 days

Ongoing Support
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Internet
  • Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support
  • Regional advertising