Franchise Opportunities

Owning and operating an AroundAbout Community Magazines franchise provides you with many solid benefits in today’s competitive marketplace. These advantages include the following:

Lower Initial Investment: You can open an AroundAbout Community Magazine franchise for an initial investment of less than $50,000. This figure is a fraction of the cost of most franchise start-ups.

The Potential for an Excellent Return on Your Investment: This low initial investment, combined with AroundAbout Community Magazine’s formula for success, means you have the potential to achieve profitability much more quickly than with the majority of other franchise brands.

A Complete System of Publishing a Community Magazine: Our team will teach you everything you need to know to publish a successful community magazine. We produce the magazines for you each month so you don’t need to become an expert in publishing. Our comprehensive training program covers how to gather and organize the information to be printed, how to reach out to your community, how to sell ads, how to establish your rate sheet, how to set up your distribution — in short, how to most effectively operate your business in order to produce the most sought-after, profitable publication you can.

An Excellent Add-On Business: If you are already a successful professional in a field such as real estate, insurance or similar business where name recognition is important, you can promote your primary business through your AroundAbout Community Magazines. You can use this publication to help your core enterprise dominate its competitors.

Residual Income: AroundAbout Community Magazines normally enjoy advertiser retention rates of 70% or more from issue to issue. You do not have to start generating revenues from dollar one each month. These high retention rates allow you to concentrate on growing your revenues and profits. The longer you are in business, the less you have to work to sell new advertisers.

A Home-Based Launch: If desired, you can run this business from your home, allowing you to enjoy all the economies of a home based business, including no rent, no construction costs, few additional employees, very little marketing and no inventory required.

The Opportunity to Take a Leadership Role in Your Community: Being the publisher of a respected community magazine will allow you to take a leadership role in your community. Your opinion will matter, and you will be able to positively impact the lives of the people in your community and the growth of your community.

A Quality Publication: An AroundAbout Community Magazine is a sought-after publication. It offers information that is interesting, important and relevant to your readers in an enjoyable format. We focus on the good things happening in each of our communities. It is a valuable marketing tool for your customers. It is a business in which you can take great pride.

Low Overhead: An AroundAbout Community Magazines franchise has low operating expenses. You can directly tie the number of pages printed (and therefore your production costs) to the number of ads sold. This process allows you to directly link your income and expenses, insulating yourself from potential losses.

A Proven Concept: The AroundAbout Community Magazines concept has been tested and proven. We have years of successful, profitable operating history.

The Assistance of an Experienced Team: The management team for AroundAbout Community Magazines has decades of industry experience combined. You can draw on our expertise to help ensure your success.

A Fast Launch: With AroundAbout Community Magazines, you will have the benefit of a short ramp-up period. You can even begin generating revenues in the first month.

An Easy Sale: Business owners realize that the vast majority of their customers come from the people who live and work in the vicinity. They are looking for advertising media that will allow them to target their prospects in a hyper local manner. Advertising with AroundAbout Community Magazines allows them to do just that, thus making us a very efficient and profitable choice for their marketing dollars.

A Creative Career: This is a truly a career that allows you to use your creativity. Every day is different. You will not be stuck in a boring rut.