Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| American Leak Detection | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Investment | 76755 - 259550 | 190000 - 320000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6-10% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1974 | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| American Leak Detection | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
Financing Options |
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| American Leak Detection | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| 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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| American Leak Detection | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Annual convention | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising National Media Regional Advertising SEO Website development | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 7% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| American Leak Detection | 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion | Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Mexico, South America, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| American Leak Detection | 6-10% |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| American Leak Detection | 1974 |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | |
| American Leak Detection | 1984 |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| American Leak Detection | 10 years |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | $5,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| American Leak Detection | General business experience Marketing skills |
| 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 | |
| American Leak Detection | No |
| Basement Living Systems USA | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Equipment | |
| American Leak Detection} | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Inventory | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Receivables | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Payroll | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| American Leak Detection | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Annual convention |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| Support | |
| American Leak Detection | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Marketing | |
| American Leak Detection | Co-op Advertising National Media Regional Advertising SEO Website development |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Operations | |
| American Leak Detection | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 7% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| 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 | |
| American Leak Detection | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| International Expansion | |
| American Leak Detection | Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Mexico, South America, Western Europe, |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |