Last Updated on July 25, 2012 by DeanR
DIGIKIDS Franchise
DIGIKIDS is a franchise for a business producing children’s safety ID’s. It was founded in 2003 and started franchising in 2004. It took them two years to formulate the information needed on the safety ID.
They consulted with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), law enforcement agencies, and other organizations for child advocacies. They designed the safety ID card to make it easy for parents to provide the most crucial information to the authorities in cases that their child is missing. They also save the information in a business card sized CD as suggested by the NCMEC so that it could easily be passed on digitally. They patented the NDB2 Technology which ensures the parents that your child’s information is not submitted to a database. Every card is created in just two minutes in their portable studio.
What are the details written on the child safety ID?
It should have the child’s hair color, eye color, height, weight, age, and date of birth. Additional information should include descriptive identifiers like contact lenses or eyeglasses, pierced ears, braces on teeth, and other physical attributes that are unique. They also suggest that you add information on your child’s allergies or any health concerns.
What makes this industry successful?
It has been reported that 2,200 children are lost or missing each day in the United States. The law enforcement agencies said that the first 20 minutes is the most crucial time in finding these children. Often, parents panic and tend to forget a lot of important things. Having a child safety ID makes it quick and easier for both the parents and the authorities. The CD with the child’s information would cut the time even shorter for them to be able to distribute the information. What is even more to the franchisees favour is that these ID’s need to be updated yearly. That means more returning customers. It also gives the parents a peace of mind that they don’t need to go anywhere to process the ID. Everything will be done in front of them in just two minutes.
Costs and requirements of running a DIGIKIDS franchise
You need to have a net worth of $100,000 and a total liquid asset of at least $30,000. Expect to be investing about $31,000 to $40,000. The DIGIKIDS franchise fee is $29,900. This franchise can be run from home. They do not allow absentee ownership.
What is included in the franchise package?
There will be two full days of training in the classroom and a hand on training at an actual DIGIKIDS Child Safety Event. You will be provided updates on the Data Collection Software and a Remote Control support. They have a special arrangement with Dell that you don’t need to contact them yourselves. You will have an access online to purchase all supplies at a national price. You will also have exclusivity in your territory. For marketing, you will be provided with pre-packaged promotional kits. This cuts the amount of time you spend to create marketing materials.
DIGIKIDS Contact Details:
You may reach them at:
Address: 9463 Benbrook Blvd., #111 Fort Worth, Texas 76126
Phone: (888)344-4543 or (817)249-2126