Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Surface Experts | Steam Brothers | |
| Investment | 114450 - 203050 | 22000 - 53500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5-6.5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2008 | 1977 |
| Year Franchised | 2018 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Surface Experts | Steam Brothers | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Surface Experts | Steam Brothers | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Surface Experts | 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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| Surface Experts | 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 | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Steam Brothers | 5-6.5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Year Founded | |
| Surface Experts | 2008 |
| Steam Brothers | 1977 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Surface Experts | 2018 |
| Steam Brothers | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Steam Brothers | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Steam Brothers | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Financing Options |
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| Surface Experts | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Inventory | |
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| Steam Brothers | |
| Receivables | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Payroll | |
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Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Support | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Steam Brothers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Steam Brothers | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Surface Experts | |
| 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 | |
| Surface Experts | 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 | |
| Surface Experts | |
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| International Expansion | |
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