Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ace DuraFlo Systems | Granite America | |
| Investment | 46200 - 410100 | 32250 - 576200 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6-8% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1997 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 2001 | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ace DuraFlo Systems | Granite America | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Ace DuraFlo Systems | Granite America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Ace DuraFlo Systems | Granite America | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Ace DuraFlo Systems | Granite America | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Granite America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Granite America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 6-8% |
| Granite America | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Granite America | |
| Year Founded | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 1997 |
| Granite America | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 2001 |
| Granite America | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 10 years |
| Granite America | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | $1K |
| Granite America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Granite America | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | No |
| Granite America | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Granite America | |
| Equipment | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems} | |
| Granite America | |
| Inventory | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Granite America | |
| Receivables | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Granite America | |
| Payroll | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Granite America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Granite America | |
| Support | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Granite America | |
| Marketing | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Granite America | |
| Operations | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Granite America | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Granite America | 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 | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Granite America | |
| International Expansion | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Granite America | |