What Does $29,500 Buy You?

Be Your Own Boss

This week, PRstore unveiled PRstore Office, a low-cost approach to owning a marketing agency. Like our retail locations, PRstore Office gives the franchisee access to DesignCentral, our centralized creative studio. And with a low franchise fee of just $29,500, owning a marketing & PR firm is within reach of anyone.

I got to thinking…what else can you buy for $29,500? Not much, it turns out. $29,500 gets you:

  • 8% of a house in Boston (median home price: $357,100)
  • 85% of a 2008 Chevy Tahoe (MSRP: $34,600)
  • One year of graduate school at Cornell University (tuition only)
  • 48 shares of The Washington Post Co. stock (down 211 points since November ’07)
  • Less than 60% of a DunkinDonuts franchise (average franchise fee: $50,000)
  • 1.2 seconds of advertising on American Idol
  • 3 gallons of gas

Kinda pathetic what $29,500 buys you these days, huh? By comparison, the low franchise fee of PRstore Office gets you some nice perks:

  • Be your own boss (and ditch the cubicle!)
  • Brag to friends and family that you’re a business owner
  • Access to DesignCentral, a dedicated team of veteran copywriters, designers, web programmers and promotions specialists
  • A major national brand backing you up
  • Access to the experience and peer support of PRstore Nation — more than 30 entrepreneurs just like you who own PRstore franchises across the nation
  • Expert advertising, marketing and public relations support
  • Set your own hours, make your own rules, define your own success

For my money, being your own boss is as good as it gets. But hey, if you wanna drive 85% of a Chevy Tahoe, that’s cool. I’ll be sure to look for you on the streets…

  • http://www.prstoreminnesota.com Laurie Englert

    I love your creative twists! Very fun.

  • Rick L'Amie

    Hi Scott. I’ve been doing my due diligence as a prospective PRStore franchisee for several months now (I think I’ve worn Ira and Mike out), and now I’m looking very closely at the PRStore Office opportunity due to its lower cost. I’m curious to know what others in the PRStore community think of the Office “flavor” of PRStore If you had a chance to do it over again, would you start with an Office franchise before taking the leap to a retail model? Can Office be as successful without a retail storefront?