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Story Time Chess

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Investment range
$66K to $87K
Total initial investment, FDD Item 7
Liquid capital
$75K
Net worth
$150K
Ownership
Executive, Owner-operator, Semi-absentee

About the business

Story Time Chess teaches chess to young children through a story-based curriculum in which characters and narratives explain how each piece moves. Lessons run online, in homes in New York City, Los Angeles and the Bay Area, and at a club location in Park Slope, alongside camps and in-school programs. The franchise offering focuses on children ages 3 to 8, and the company was formerly known as Chess at 3.

What owners do day to day

Franchisees build a children's chess education business in their community, growing a student base with the brand's curriculum, marketing materials and scheduling and billing systems in a protected territory.

Ideal owner

The brand hasn't published who does well as an owner. Ask your coach on your intro call.

Fees and costs

Figures come from the brand's current FDD
FeeAmountWhen it's paidSource
Initial franchise feeFrom the FDDOnce, at signingItem 5
RoyaltyFrom the FDDOngoingItem 6
Marketing feeFrom the FDDOngoingItem 6
Total initial investment$66K to $87KBefore openingItem 7
Read the full fee schedule in the FDD once it's released to you.
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