DESCRIPTION:
Since 1988, Young Rembrandts has been experiencing steady growth and continual success. We offer the premier instructional drawing program for three to 12 year-olds. Our art education methodology focuses on fostering children's overall brain development. Current market trends show increased demand for after-school programs and child-related services. Parents and teachers understand the value of enrichment and its positive impact on children's lives and academic performance. Our proven business system can be applied to any market territory with an expanding product line, and classes can be held at a variety of facilities, from schools to camps.Love what you do for a living! Build positive relationships in your community, teach children life-long skills, and enjoy personal freedom and financial rewards. Artistic ability is not necessary. Young Rembrandts focuses on drawing only, and they will train you in the techniques necessary to teach children.Young Rembrandts has received the following rankings in recent years by Entrepreneur Magazine in 2005: #1 in Child Products and Services, #368 in the Franchise 500, #105 in Top Home-based Franchises, and #105 in Top Low Cost Franchises, #1 Children’s Art Franchise 2008, #2 Children’s Education Franchise Overall 2009, Top 500 5 years in a row
BACKGROUND
Established: 1988
1st Franchised: 2001
Franchised Units: 61
Territories: 70 in the U.S.
Company Owned Units: 3
Projected New Units (12 months): 20
Registered: All states except ND, SD, and RI
Master: 2 master franchises in Seoul, South Korea, with a total of 4 units
FINANCIAL/TERMS
Cash Investment: $39,900 to $49,600
Total Investment: $39,900 to $49,600
Minimum Net Worth: $40k - $100k
Franchise Fee: $31,500 - Gold Territory, minimum of 75 elementary schools
Franchise Fee: $28,500 - Silver Territory, minimum of 40 elementary schools
Royalty: 10% on first $75k in gross revenues
8% for revenues beyond $75k per year
Average Number of Employees: 20 - 30
Passive Ownership: Not Allowed/ Full time required
SUPPORT & TRAINING PROVIDED
Financial Assistance Provided: No
Site Selection Assistance: N/A
Lease Negotiation Assistance: N/A
Co-Operative Advertising: No
Training: 1 week initial training / extensive ongoing coaching and support
Young Rembrandts is more than the original, most recognized, and most respected art enrichment program enjoyed by thousands of children. It is an art education methodology focused on fostering children's overall brain development. By participating in each week's new and engaging lessons, Young Rembrandts students develop drawing skills and master artistic concepts; but they also experience enhanced fine motor skills, greater eye and hand coordination, improved focus and concentration, and more highly developed visual, spatial, and perspective skills.
The first Young Rembrandts classes started in the spring of 1988 as a collection of elementary age children around Bette Fetter's kitchen table. Bette funneled her art degree from Northern Illinois University, her proficiency in drawing, watercolor, photography, textiles, weaving, graphic arts, and design, with her background in child development and knowledge of how children learn. The result was distilled into a system for teaching children how to draw.
As the mother of four young children, Bette had immersed herself in everything Montessori, from setting up a Montessori home environment for her children, to conducting parent workshops. For Bette, the Montessori method was invaluable in developing art curriculum and methodology for preschoolers. Soon Bette was teaching drawing to 3, 4, and 5 year-olds at local Montessori Schools. The combination of her art and education backgrounds gave her an opportunity to blend valuable concepts, "art talk", and subject matter into age appropriate curriculum.
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