Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HomeVestors of America | Gutter Guys | |
| Investment | 70000 - 426250 | 59800 - 125167 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | Varies | |
| Advertising Fee | Varies | |
| Year Founded | 1989 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HomeVestors of America | Gutter Guys | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| HomeVestors of America | Gutter Guys | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| HomeVestors of America | Gutter Guys | |
| Training | 1 week initial training | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives, ongoing mentoring support in each market | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Less than 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| HomeVestors of America | Gutter Guys | |
| 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 | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| HomeVestors of America | |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HomeVestors of America | |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HomeVestors of America | Varies |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HomeVestors of America | Varies |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Year Founded | |
| HomeVestors of America | 1989 |
| Gutter Guys | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HomeVestors of America | 1996 |
| Gutter Guys | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HomeVestors of America | 5 years |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HomeVestors of America | |
| Gutter Guys | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HomeVestors of America | General business experience |
| Gutter Guys | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HomeVestors of America | No |
| Gutter Guys | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HomeVestors of America | |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Equipment | |
| HomeVestors of America} | |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Inventory | |
| HomeVestors of America | |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Receivables | |
| HomeVestors of America | |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Payroll | |
| HomeVestors of America | |
| Gutter Guys | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| HomeVestors of America | 1 week initial training |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Support | |
| HomeVestors of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives, ongoing mentoring support in each market |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Marketing | |
| HomeVestors of America | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Operations | |
| HomeVestors of America | Less than 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Gutter Guys | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| HomeVestors of 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 |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| HomeVestors of America | |
| Gutter Guys | |
| International Expansion | |
| HomeVestors of America | |
| Gutter Guys | |