Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Surface Specialists | Gutter Guys | |
| Investment | 43200 - 56000 | 59800 - 125167 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1981 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Surface Specialists | Gutter Guys | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications helpful but not required) | |
Financing Options |
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| Surface Specialists | Gutter Guys | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Surface Specialists | Gutter Guys | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 57-73 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours Follow-up training available at franchisee's location | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Surface Specialists | 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 | 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 | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Surface Specialists | 5% |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Year Founded | |
| Surface Specialists | 1981 |
| Gutter Guys | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Surface Specialists | 1982 |
| Gutter Guys | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Surface Specialists | 10 years |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Gutter Guys | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Surface Specialists | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications helpful but not required) |
| Gutter Guys | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Surface Specialists | Yes |
| Gutter Guys | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Equipment | |
| Surface Specialists} | |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Inventory | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Receivables | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Payroll | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Gutter Guys | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Surface Specialists | On-The-Job Training: 57-73 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours Follow-up training available at franchisee's location |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Support | |
| Surface Specialists | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Marketing | |
| Surface Specialists | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development |
| Gutter Guys | |
| Operations | |
| Surface Specialists | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Gutter Guys | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Surface Specialists | 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 | |
| Surface Specialists | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Gutter Guys | |
| International Expansion | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Gutter Guys | |