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Stork News of America Inc.

Baby announcement rental service

Background

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.
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

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
  • Available at headquarters
  • Available at franchisee's location

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Internet

Marketing Support
  • National media

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