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Kinderdance Int'l. Inc.

A franchise agreement takes place when the concerned parties involved are bound together through certain contractual provisions. This is an arrangement whereby someone with an idea for a business, the franchisor, sells to another person the franchisee the rights to use the business's name, sell a product, or provide a service to someone else. A franchise agreement will usually specify the given territory the franchisee retains exclusive control over the area protection, as well as the extent to which the franchisee will be supported by the franchisor.

Kinderdance Int'l. Inc. was founded in 1979. It started franchising in 1985 and the founder was Carol Kay Harsell. Within 30 days she had 60 children from a local child-care center enrolled and within six months, she was marketing to the entire Phoenix, Arizona area, offering on-site instruction to more than 30 child-care centers in the area.

The franchisee provides good service including a nationwide developmental dance, music, motor skills, gymnastics and fitness program, incorporating pre-academic readiness skills, for children aged from 2 to 8. This franchisee has 7 employees and 3 employees in the franchise department. There costs and fees include total investment of 14.95 to 34.1 thousand dollars and a franchise fee of 12 to 28 thousand dollars. Their ongoing royalty fee is 6 to 15 percent, term of agreement is of 5 years and renewal fee is 10 percent of current fee after 10 years. According to Entrepreneur magazine 2002-2006, their highest ranking is 71 in 2005.

The Franchisee provides original music, curriculum-lesson plans, basic supplies and a written manual. Programs are taught in various locations that include preschools, child care centers, private and public elementary schools, church school programs, Young Men’s Christian Association, YMCA and recreation centers, military bases, Jewish community centers and corporate day care centers.

With all the continuous hard efforts of all the members of the firm has made it one of the best in the business and has helped them reach to the pinnacle where others can only imagine of reaching. Customer support is one of their primary objective and they strive very hard to fulfill this objective.

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