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Own The Scout Guide Franchise in Your City

The Scout Guide is a lifestyle franchise. As a franchisee of The Scout Guide, you’re taking the first step toward business ownership, financial independence, and schedule flexibility—with full-time support behind you.

Click LEARN MORE below to fill out the form and get started on your business-ownership journey today.

Why The Scout Guide?

Guided by the belief that small businesses are the cornerstones of our cities, The Scout Guide’s mission is to support these businesses, celebrate entrepreneurs, and help locals and travelers alike enjoy their communities to the fullest. First through the print guide, then online and through social media, both locally and nationwide, our owners showcase businesses worth supporting, people worth meeting, and stories worth hearing. Press play to learn more.

The Franchisee Experience

Our dynamic franchisees are not just savvy entrepreneurs—they’re also ambassadors in their towns, emissaries who advocate for the small businesses that are the lifeblood of any community. They wear many hats, too; a day as a TSG owner is never boring and always engaging. Plus, they’re supported by a team at TSG headquarters with a proven business model. Does the idea of working in sales, marketing, and publishing excite you? Press play to learn more.

Frequently Asked Questions

The franchise fee is $50,000. This is the upfront fee required to use The Scout Guide brand and access our business systems.

Currently, the initial investment range is between $64,000 and $75,000. This includes the franchise fee, an annual technology fee, any third-party advisory fees, insurance, business licenses and permits, and equipment. This does not include any operating capital needed to sustain the business until it starts generating revenue.

Right now! To get started, fill out our form and someone from our team will be in touch with you to discuss the application process.

We are looking for individuals who have sales, marketing, and customer service experience. They are problem solvers, digitally savvy, and creative. They are relationship builders who love connecting and collaborating with people. They are passionate about The Scout Guide’s mission to support local businesses—and about their communities.

Generally, our markets have populations over 250,000, a thriving small-business community, and a strong local economy. You can see where we currently have active markets here but we highly encourage you to reach out to see if yours is available!

The Scout Guide is a business you can do on your own, especially depending on your skill set. You will need to contract a local photographer(s), and many of our franchisees also contract a bookkeeper or accountant. After year one, many of franchisees hire part-time support in content creation and social media.

Want Further Information?

Learn more about working for yourself with the backing of a national brand and the TSG headquarters team during our webinar, led by franchise development manager Melissa Haran.

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30A & Destin, FL

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Alexandria, VA

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Alpharetta & Roswell, GA

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Ann Arbor, MI

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Asheville, NC

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Aspen, CO

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Atlanta, GA

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Augusta, GA

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Austin, TX

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Baltimore, MD

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Baton Rouge, LA

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Beaufort & Bluffton, SC

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Bergen County, NJ

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Birmingham, AL

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Boise, ID - The Treasure Valley

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Boulder, CO

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Bozeman, MT

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Charleston, SC

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Charlotte, NC

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Charlottesville, VA

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Chattanooga, TN

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Cincinnati, OH

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Cleveland & Akron, OH

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Columbus, OH

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Dallas, TX

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Denver, CO

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Edmond, OK

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Fort Worth, TX

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Greenville, SC

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Gulf Coast, AL

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Hamilton County, IN

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The Hamptons

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Hattiesburg, MS

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Hill Country, TX

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Houston, TX

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Hunt Country, VA

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Huntsville, AL

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Jackson Hole, WY

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Jackson, MS

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Jupiter & Palm Beach Gardens, FL

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Kansas City, MO & KS

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Knoxville, TN

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Lexington, KY

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Little Rock, AR

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Louisville, KY

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Lubbock, TX

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Mainline & Philadelphia, PA

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Memphis, TN

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Minneapolis, MN

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Mississippi Gulf Coast

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Mobile Bay, AL

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Nantucket, MA

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Naples, FL

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Nashville & Franklin, TN

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New Orleans, LA

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Newport Beach, CA

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North Georgia

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Northwest Arkansas

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Ocala, FL

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Oklahoma City, OK

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Omaha, NE

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Orlando, FL

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Palm Beach, FL

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Park City, UT

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Phoenix & Scottsdale, AZ

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Pittsburgh, PA

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Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill, NC

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Richmond, VA

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St. Louis, MO

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San Antonio, TX

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Sarasota - Anna Maria Island to Boca Grande, FL

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Southlake & Grapevine, TX

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Tampa & St. Petersburg, FL

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Tidewater - Virginia Beach & Norfolk, VA

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Triad - Greensboro, Winston-Salem, & High Point, NC

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Tucson & Southern Arizona

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Tulsa, OK

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Two Rivers and the Shore, NJ

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West Texas

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Williamsburg & The Chesapeake Bay, VA

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Bring The Scout Guide to Your City

We’re Scouting America! If you don’t see your city on the map, let’s bring The Scout Guide to you. You can see where we currently have active markets here! Start by clicking LEARN MORE and fill out the form today.

Meet Our Founders

When we started The Scout Guide in 2010, big-box stores and online behemoths were on the rise, suffocating the small businesses that are the fabric of our unique cities. Our solution was to shine the spotlight on these extraordinary entrepreneurs through a captivating print guide. The concept took hold, and we now have a network of franchises from coast to coast, helmed by extraordinary individuals who are building their own businesses while supporting those in their cities and towns. Partnering with this passionate group of franchisees to further The Scout Guide’s mission—and supporting them as they take control of their professional destiny—is exhilarating and the honor of a lifetime.

— Christy Ford and Susie Matheson, co-founders

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Process to Ownership

initial phone call

financial review

submit application

attend discovery day

receive approval

sign agreement