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A Soaring Franchise Opportunity Awaits

Hobby Quest is a leading after school provider offering a one-stop-shop service on a variety of programs to the directors of schools and community centers. Our franchises are designed to be home based businesses that can grow into office locations.

Founded in 2003 as an after school aviation club, Hobby Quest’s goal was one of reaching out to kids with a passion and a desire to learn about aviation. We did this by enlightening them to the old hobby of building model airplanes. The program allowed kids to have fun building machines that fly while helping them develop strong motor skills as well as learning about the math and science behind making and flying the airplanes.

The aviation after school program quickly began to soar. Hobby Quest soon recognized the need for educational enrichment classes with additional hands on activities. We soon added the “Making Magic, “Fashion Designers”, and “Kids N Cameras” programs. Our aim here at Hobby Quest is to expose kids to a spectrum of hobbies assisting them to develop long term interests with a focus on giving them Skills for a Lifetime! We believe that the seed of innovation is best planted in young minds. Our courses are designed to nurture creative growth offering exciting explorations in the ingenuity of imagination, the celebration of curiosity, and the charting of limitless horizons.Every project begins with a spark of imagination and is completed entirely from scratch designed

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to engage and challenge children individually. Our quests teach hands-on skills, promote confidence, and encourage creative thinking in an intuitive fashion. Through professional guidance Hobby Quest imparts fundamental skills they will use their entire life. A child’s possibilities are as limitless as his/her imagination. Our questers view challenges through new eyes of accomplishment: if they can dream it, they can build it.

We are proud to support these great minds of the future. This is a tremendous opportunity for you to own a Hobby Quest franchise and help in building the foundation upon which the innovators of tomorrow can play and grow today.

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The ConceptThe primary business of Hobby Quest is after school programs for children aged 5 to 14 years old. We work mainly with and in schools and community centers. Our secondary line of business is providing outlets for children through such activities as summer camps, birthday parties, Boy Scouts functions, and private classes. The programs we present are focused on being hands-on for the children. We have developed classes to instill our philosophy of “Skills for a Lifetime.”

The four main areas of education that we offer are:

• Aviation • Magic Tricks• Photography • Fashion

Hobby Quest’s franchisee model has been developed as a home based business. Of course the sky is the limit. In the event that your establishment grows, the opportunity to move into an office location definitely exists. The exclusive programs, quality customer service, and the highest of standards that we have developed will help make you the leading after school company in your area. We have found that Hobby Quest customers stay with our programs for many many years.

The one-stop-shop service aspect makes it extremely convenient and the highly advanced operation methods makes our programs effective allowing one person to do the job of three people and three to do the job of six. And ultimately, you will have the flexibility to extend your franchise in the different directions that match your lifestyle and works best in your area.

An Immeasurable Impact

From their origins to the present, a major factor accelerating the growth of after school programs has been changes in family and labor force participation. Specifically, the rise in women’s participation in the labor force created a need for child supervision. By 2004, 78% of mothers with school age children were working.1

In this day and age after school programs are vital to the well-being of children and their families. The time immediately after school (3 pm – 6 pm) are peak hours for questionable behavior including fighting, vandalism, theft, drug use, drinking, smoking, and sexual activity. After school programs such as Hobby Quest make available a safe, positive, and healthy atmosphere inspiring learning and assisting working families.

The U.S. Departments of Education and Justice report that students that take part in quality after school programs achieve better academic performance, behavior, school attendance, and have much greater expectations for the future. State-level funding for after school programs and school-age child care in the United States tops $13.8 billion annually.2 Our programs routinely receive funding through numerous government foundations including “No Child Left Behind” and “21st Century.”

By owning and running a Hobby Quest franchise you will have the ability in impact your area by increasing safety, reducing crime, and bringing neighbors together helping instill pride and community ownership.

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A Solid IndustryThe franchise model is a preferred choice at all levels of business. A host of organizations including many public companies choose franchising because they collectively outperform their non-franchise counterparts. Here are some impressive franchise industry facts and figures:

• Franchising is a $1 trillion a year industry withmore than 900,000 owners employing over 11million people.

• Franchises are typically less risky than startupcompanies. Entrepreneur Magazine reported theaverage rate of failure for new businesses is 65%within five years of inception, while a mere 3 to11% of franchised units suffer turnover in anygiven year.

• Studies indicate that entrepreneurs are attractedto the franchise business model for reasonsincluding brand recognition, consistency ofservice, proven business systems, and the needfor security.

• Potential business owners like the franchisingmodel because they can acquire a provenbusiness system and be their own boss with lessrisk than what non-franchise owners face.

Hobby Quest’s commitment to the development of life skills in children, our high standards of customer service, and our proficient management all work well with a growing after school industry helping to generate excellent franchise opportunities for you in your area.

Never Ending Support

What good is designing, building, and creating something if it is not going to be maintained and improved upon? To ensure quality and consistency Hobby Quest operates a network of support in the vital areas related to the development and operation of each franchise.

Members of Hobby Quest’s support staff will visit each franchisee on an ongoing basis to assist in a variety of areas to make sure that your business is working both effectively and efficiently.

To further provide support, Hobby Quest’s network makes available the following essential services:

• Operational Support• Marketing Support• Purchasing• Accounting/Audit/Legal• Internal Support• Overall Program Oversight• Ongoing Research and Development• Overall Program Oversight• Franchise Sales

You are the owner of your own franchise with the solid backing of a world class organization. Hobby Quest’s proven system and support are designed to help you craft your business.

Thorough TrainingPrior teaching, management, or aviation experience is not a requirement to become part of our organiza-tion. Hobby Quest will provide focused training to each franchise location to help prepare for a smooth opening.

We have a thorough two-phase training program to show you the way. The first stage takes place at our designated corporate training facility where your will learn the necessary aspects in running a Hobby Quest including administrative, operational, and sales/marketing matters. Included in the instruction is a liberal amount of on-the-job training.

The second phase consists of on-site training where Hobby Quest trainers visit your new location and help in the grand opening of operations.

A member of Hobby Quest’s support staff will visit each franchisee according to an arranged schedule to continually assist in the further development of your franchise.

We also provide refresher/updated training sessions each year to help our organization polish our skills and learn industry best practices and share amongst ourselves what is fresh and exciting within our Hobby Quest family.

It is important that we are all on the same page and working as one organization.

Be Part of a Brand

Hobby Quest has thoroughly crafted a solid brand through the years and is willing to share it with you.

A quality brand is more than merely a name or a logo on a sign. Hobby Quest’s brand represents an experience, an atmosphere. It means something special to the students and parents that we have worked with. We have nurtured an emotional and supportive relationship. Our brand is everything to us.

Become part of something that we have developed, become part of Hobby Quest’s brand and grow with us.

Supplier Programs

To help Hobby Quest sustain a professional level of consistency and quality we work with specific products and services along with dedicated suppliers.

For the best interests of the entire organization we will also provide quality standards and specifications in our Operations Manual regarding the purchasing of nonproprietary products and services.

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A Profile Fit For You

We have presented what Hobby Quest is and what we have to offer to both our clients as well as to our franchisees.

You know your strengths and what it takes to get ahead, but here is a list of characteristics that we feel help make for quality candidates:

• Strong sales and customer service abilities • Well-developed people skills• Management and organization experience• Mature and stable• High personal standards: excellence, honesty,

integrity• Able to meet initial investment requirements • Strong leadership skills• Ambitious and energetic• Hands-on problem solver• Customer service orientation• Passionate about enriching the lives of

children• Computer literate• Highly motivated• Great attention to detail• Business sense• Trainable

Individuals with previous management, sales or customer service experience are definitely considered a plus as are backgrounds in education or aviation, but not a requirement. We will train you from the ground floor up to help you create your very own Hobby Quest.

Marketing That MattersDeveloping a sound marketing message for Hobby Quest is just as critical as providing a world class after school program.

From our corporate position Hobby Quest puts the word out into the marketplace for the entire organization through the centralized management of advertising materials, strategies, and campaigns.

We also make available to franchisees valuable marketing materials, content, and products to be administered locally.

A sharp and coordinated marketing effort benefits Hobby Quest as a whole.

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If you would like to be part of an extraordinary organization, just flip over this brochure and contact Hobby Quest.

We can,t wait to hear from you!!!

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Hobby Quest391A Grand AvenueEnglewood, NJ 07631

201-568-2289