Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| 1st Propane | Appliance Direct | |
| Investment | 183500 - 450500 | 0 - 0 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1990 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1998 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| 1st Propane | Appliance Direct | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Strong organizational skills | |
Financing Options |
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| 1st Propane | Appliance Direct | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| 1st Propane | Appliance Direct | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| 1st Propane | Appliance Direct | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Appliance Direct | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Appliance Direct | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| 1st Propane | 6% |
| Appliance Direct | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Appliance Direct | |
| Year Founded | |
| 1st Propane | 1990 |
| Appliance Direct | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| 1st Propane | 1998 |
| Appliance Direct | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| 1st Propane | 10 years |
| Appliance Direct | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| 1st Propane | $20K |
| Appliance Direct | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| 1st Propane | General business experience Marketing skills Strong organizational skills |
| Appliance Direct | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| 1st Propane | No |
| Appliance Direct | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Appliance Direct | |
| Equipment | |
| 1st Propane} | |
| Appliance Direct | |
| Inventory | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Appliance Direct | |
| Receivables | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Appliance Direct | |
| Payroll | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Appliance Direct | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Appliance Direct | |
| Support | |
| 1st Propane | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Appliance Direct | |
| Marketing | |
| 1st Propane | Ad slicks |
| Appliance Direct | |
| Operations | |
| 1st Propane | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Appliance Direct | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Appliance Direct | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Appliance Direct | |
| International Expansion | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Appliance Direct | |