Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Granite America | Steam Brothers | |
| Investment | 32250 - 576200 | 22000 - 53500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5-6.5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1999 | 1977 |
| Year Franchised | 2012 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Granite America | Steam Brothers | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Granite America | Steam Brothers | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Granite America | Steam Brothers | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Granite America | Steam Brothers | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | Mid West, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Granite America | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Granite America | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Granite America | |
| Steam Brothers | 5-6.5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Granite America | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Year Founded | |
| Granite America | 1999 |
| Steam Brothers | 1977 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Granite America | 2012 |
| Steam Brothers | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Granite America | |
| Steam Brothers | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Granite America | |
| Steam Brothers | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Granite America | |
| Steam Brothers | |
Financing Options |
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| Granite America | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Granite America | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Equipment | |
| Granite America} | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Inventory | |
| Granite America | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Receivables | |
| Granite America | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Payroll | |
| Granite America | |
| Steam Brothers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Granite America | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Support | |
| Granite America | |
| Steam Brothers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Granite America | |
| Steam Brothers | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Granite America | |
| Steam Brothers | Franchise can be run from home. 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Granite America | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Steam Brothers | Mid West, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Granite America | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| International Expansion | |
| Granite America | |
| Steam Brothers | |