Guard-A-Kid offers low investment child security franchise
Guard-A-Kid is a fast-growing upstart franchise chain provides a low-investment opportunity that can be run from home and/or with a mall-based kiosk.
Guard-A-Kid franchise owners offer parents a complete child ID and child safety package. As a home-based franchise, franchisees offer this program in schools and daycares in their exclusive territory. With the retail option, during a quick stop at a Guard-A-Kid Kiosk, parents can receive a printed and a digital I.D package for their child. While others offer a single printed ID card, Guard-A-Kid™ provides the parents with two wallet-size printed IDs, a large file-size ID, and most importantly a CDROM that contains all of the child’s information in a digital format ready to be sent to law enforcement.
According to Guard-A-Kid Franchising Corp.founder and CEO Hossein Kasmai, flexibility of locations and a low initial investment has contributed to its appeal. With close to 60 franchises sold in less than 18 months, Guard-A-Kid is one of the fastest growing franchise systems in the industry. In its first year of franchising, Guard-A-Kid was included in the Franchise 500 listing of Entrepreneur magazine, and was nominated by FranBest and named as one of Franchise Market magazine’s Top 100 New Franchises.
Guard-A-Kid competitors in the child safety and security segment of franchising include Digikids, Safe Kids Card, and Ident-A-Kid.
For more information, visit the Guard-A-Kid website, or read news releases here and here.
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