Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Inspection Boys | Steam Brothers | |
| Investment | 35000 - 55000 | 22000 - 53500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4-6% | 5-6.5% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1977 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Inspection Boys | Steam Brothers | |
| Experience | The basic requirements would include anyone with a sales background, former managers, former sales people, former business owners, former marketing executives, and anyone with mold remediation, asbestos abatement, home repair, or carpentry experience. | |
Financing Options |
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| The Inspection Boys | Steam Brothers | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| The Inspection Boys | Steam Brothers | |
| Training | Training is held in our HQ in New Jersey for 5 days. | |
| 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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| The Inspection Boys | 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 | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Inspection Boys | 4-6% |
| Steam Brothers | 5-6.5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Inspection Boys | 3% |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Year Founded | |
| The Inspection Boys | 0 |
| Steam Brothers | 1977 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Inspection Boys | 0 |
| Steam Brothers | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Steam Brothers | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Steam Brothers | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Inspection Boys | The basic requirements would include anyone with a sales background, former managers, former sales people, former business owners, former marketing executives, and anyone with mold remediation, asbestos abatement, home repair, or carpentry experience. |
| Steam Brothers | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Equipment | |
| The Inspection Boys} | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Inventory | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Receivables | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Payroll | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Steam Brothers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The Inspection Boys | Training is held in our HQ in New Jersey for 5 days. |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Support | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Steam Brothers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Steam Brothers | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| 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 | |
| The Inspection Boys | 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 | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| International Expansion | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Steam Brothers | |