Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Maintenance Made Simple | Perfect Post | |
| Investment | 35300 - 64800 | 80000 - 130000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 2003 | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 1988 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Maintenance Made Simple | Perfect Post | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Maintenance Made Simple | Perfect Post | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Maintenance Made Simple | Perfect Post | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Perfect Post offers a wide range of fence and deck products and constantly strives to identify and develop new products in order to maintain an ongoing lead with our competition. Perfect Post has and continues to develop advanced technology to support our franchisees, this includes our machine augered posthole digging system and the QLook design software. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Maintenance Made Simple | Perfect Post | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Perfect Post | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Perfect Post | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 6% |
| Perfect Post | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 2% |
| Perfect Post | |
| Year Founded | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 2003 |
| Perfect Post | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 2003 |
| Perfect Post | 1988 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 5 years |
| Perfect Post | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Perfect Post | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Perfect Post | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | Yes |
| Perfect Post | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Perfect Post | |
| Equipment | |
| Maintenance Made Simple} | |
| Perfect Post | |
| Inventory | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Perfect Post | |
| Receivables | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Perfect Post | |
| Payroll | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Perfect Post | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Perfect Post | |
| Support | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Perfect Post | Perfect Post offers a wide range of fence and deck products and constantly strives to identify and develop new products in order to maintain an ongoing lead with our competition. Perfect Post has and continues to develop advanced technology to support our franchisees, this includes our machine augered posthole digging system and the QLook design software. |
| Marketing | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Perfect Post | |
| Operations | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
| Perfect Post | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Perfect Post | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 0 |
| Perfect Post | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Perfect Post | |