1997
20
$75,003
$45,000
$100,000
Yes
Club SciKidz is an educational and technology enrichment program for children ages 4 to 15 that utilizes interactive presentations of structured science-themed activities in a fun, nurturing environment. It appeals to children who have a genuine interest in how things work; what things are made of and how science works in the real world.
Established: 1997
First Unit Franchised: 2007
Franchised Units: 20
Company Owned Units: 1
States Registered In: Virginia - VA, California - CA, New York - NY, Minnesota - MN, Illinois - IL, Indiana - IN, Michigan - MI, Wisconsin - WI
Canada Franchises: No
International Franchises: No
Financial Assistance Provided: No
Site Selection Assistance: Yes
Lease Negotiation Assistance: Yes
Recruiting Assistance: Yes
Cooperative Advertising: Yes
Training:
CLUB SCIKIDZ TRAINING PROGRAM • Step-by-step instructions on how to manage your business with our professional guidance and customized business tools. • Four days comprehensive classroom and on–the–job training program at our corporate training headquarters in Atlanta Georgia. • Exclusive use of our proprietary Operations Manual. • Lesson Plan access through secure web-based storage. • Exclusive camp inventory kits built by one of the largest national science equipment suppliers in the country. • Online registration and management software. • Employee online and in-person training program • Marketing your franchise • How to obtain and maintain school accounts • Online accounting and payroll systems for maximum ease and profitability Ongoing Support • Phone consultation with the Franchisor Monday -Friday 9-5 pm • Developing new programs and program categories based on current trends in the marketplace • Ongoing review and revision of lesson plans and inventory kits each year • New and updated marketing materials • Review and implementation of digital marketing techniques • National vendor contracts negotiated yearly • Obtaining and maintaining camp and school locations • Review of Profit and Loss statements
Our franchisees start out semi-absentee putting in on average 10-20 hours per week and more in the summer during our summer camps. The franchisee spends their time working on managing, hiring, training, marketing, securing locations, managing P&L and other business functions. During the summer the camps are managed by hired site directors, usually teachers. Our more established franchises after 3 summers have average sales of $937,584 (as stated in Item 19). When our franchises get up to this level of sales, our franchises historically have run the business full time or have hired a manager.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
1) Interest in science (engineer, scientist, computer science, science, Information Technology, Robotics, Teacher/professor in STEM field, physician, veterinarian, math, technology, research)
2) Good Communication Skills
3) Age (Between 35-60)
4) Education: At least bachelors degree
