Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ace DuraFlo Systems | Ready Decks | |
| Investment | 46200 - 410100 | 144000 - 213000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6-8% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1997 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 2001 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ace DuraFlo Systems | Ready Decks | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Ace DuraFlo Systems | Ready Decks | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 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 | 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) | * 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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| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 6-8% |
| Ready Decks | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Year Founded | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 1997 |
| Ready Decks | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 2001 |
| Ready Decks | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 10 years |
| Ready Decks | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | $1K |
| Ready Decks | $14,500 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Ready Decks | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | No |
| Ready Decks | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Equipment | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems} | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Inventory | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Receivables | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Payroll | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Ready Decks | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Ready Decks | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| Support | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Ready Decks | |
| Marketing | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Ready Decks | |
| 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) |
| 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 | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| 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 | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Ready Decks | |
| International Expansion | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Ready Decks | |