Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Investment | 120500 - 150900 | 190000 - 320000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1992 | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | 1993 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Experience | General business experience | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
Financing Options |
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| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | Yes | No |
| Payroll | Yes | No |
Training & Support |
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| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Training | Initial one week orientation and ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 8% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 6% |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 1992 |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 1993 |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 15 years |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | $5,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | General business experience |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Yes |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Equipment | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling} | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Inventory | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Receivables | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Payroll | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| Support | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Marketing | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Ad slicks |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Operations | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Franchise can be run from home. 8% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 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 | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 0 |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| International Expansion | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |