Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Ready Decks | |
| Investment | 120500 - 150900 | 144000 - 213000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1992 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 1993 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Ready Decks | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Ready Decks | |
| 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 | Ready Decks | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| 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) | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Ready Decks | |
| 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 | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 6% |
| Ready Decks | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Year Founded | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 1992 |
| Ready Decks | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 1993 |
| Ready Decks | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 15 years |
| Ready Decks | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Ready Decks | $14,500 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | General business experience |
| Ready Decks | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Yes |
| Ready Decks | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Equipment | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling} | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Inventory | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Receivables | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Payroll | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Ready Decks | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Ready Decks | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| Support | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Ready Decks | |
| Marketing | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Ad slicks |
| Ready Decks | |
| 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) |
| Ready Decks | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Ready Decks | 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 |
| Ready Decks | |
| International Expansion | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Ready Decks | |