Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| American Leak Detection | PatchMaster | |
| Investment | 76755 - 259550 | 27950 - 49800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6-10% | 9%-5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1974 | 2016 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2017 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| American Leak Detection | PatchMaster | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| American Leak Detection | PatchMaster | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| American Leak Detection | PatchMaster | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Annual convention | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | PatchMaster | |
| 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 | |
| PatchMaster | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| PatchMaster | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| American Leak Detection | 6-10% |
| PatchMaster | 9%-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| PatchMaster | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| American Leak Detection | 1974 |
| PatchMaster | 2016 |
| Year Franchised | |
| American Leak Detection | 1984 |
| PatchMaster | 2017 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| American Leak Detection | 10 years |
| PatchMaster | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| PatchMaster | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| American Leak Detection | General business experience Marketing skills |
| PatchMaster | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| American Leak Detection | No |
| PatchMaster | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| PatchMaster | |
| Equipment | |
| American Leak Detection} | |
| PatchMaster | |
| Inventory | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| PatchMaster | |
| Receivables | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| PatchMaster | |
| Payroll | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| PatchMaster | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| American Leak Detection | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Annual convention |
| PatchMaster | |
| Support | |
| American Leak Detection | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| PatchMaster | |
| Marketing | |
| American Leak Detection | Co-op Advertising National Media Regional Advertising SEO Website development |
| PatchMaster | |
| 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) |
| PatchMaster | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| PatchMaster | 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 |
| PatchMaster | |
| International Expansion | |
| American Leak Detection | Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Mexico, South America, Western Europe, |
| PatchMaster | |