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Building Kidz

Brand Summary

Building Kidz is a preschool and childcare center. More specifically, Building Kidz is a
premium, child and teacher-centric early childhood education center which focuses on
whole-child development.

They have market differentiators of a proprietary curriculum, a very flexible investment
range, training in performing arts, and second language.

Brand Superpowers

Flexibilty

Profitablity

IMPACT

*THE NUMBERS

$309,500 - $1,538,000 Investment Range

$893,813 Middle Third - AUV

$209,229 Middle Third - Average EBIDTA

7% Royalty

Brand Fund

$750,000 Financial Requirements

Business Basics Get to know the brand

The Stats What is the growth trajectory of the brand

Ideal Candidate What characteristics do the highest-performing franchisees have

Founder	Vineeta Bhandari
Home Office Location	Foster City, CA
Company Founded	2003
Began Franchising	2016
Industry	Preschool
Industry Size	$22.6 billion
Veteran Discount	10%
Group Health Insurance	No

Business Basics Get to know the brand

Founder	Vineeta Bhandari
Home Office Location	Foster City, CA
Company Founded	2003
Began Franchising	2016
Industry	Preschool
Industry Size	$22.6 billion
Veteran Discount	10%
Group Health Insurance	No

The Stats What is the growth trajectory of the brand

Company Units Open	9
Franchise Units Awarded All Time	93
Franchise Units Awarded Last 12 Months	11
Franchise Units Open	46
Number of franchisees	74

Ideal Candidate What characteristics do the highest-performing franchisees have

Owner Operator Preferred
Passion to Help People
No Industry Experience Required
Values Outstanding Customer Service
Operations Focused
Community Centric

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

DO THEY OFFER FINANCING TO HELP BUY THE FRANCHISE?

none

WHAT KIND OF TECHNOLOGY DO THEY HAVE IN PLACE?

Scheduling, CRM and Billing

DO THEY OFFER FLEXIBLE OWNERSHIP?

No

DO THEY OFFER A DISCOUNT TO VETERANS?

10%

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