Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| American Leak Detection | Ready Decks | |
| Investment | 76755 - 259550 | 144000 - 213000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6-10% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1974 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| American Leak Detection | Ready Decks | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| American Leak Detection | 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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| American Leak Detection | Ready Decks | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Annual convention | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| 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) | * 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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| American Leak Detection | 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 | 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 | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| American Leak Detection | 6-10% |
| Ready Decks | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Year Founded | |
| American Leak Detection | 1974 |
| Ready Decks | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| American Leak Detection | 1984 |
| Ready Decks | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| American Leak Detection | 10 years |
| Ready Decks | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Ready Decks | $14,500 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| American Leak Detection | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Ready Decks | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| American Leak Detection | No |
| Ready Decks | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Equipment | |
| American Leak Detection} | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Inventory | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Receivables | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Payroll | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Ready Decks | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| American Leak Detection | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Annual convention |
| Ready Decks | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| Support | |
| American Leak Detection | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Ready Decks | |
| Marketing | |
| American Leak Detection | Co-op Advertising National Media Regional Advertising SEO Website development |
| Ready Decks | |
| 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) |
| 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 | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| 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 | |
| American Leak Detection | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Ready Decks | |
| International Expansion | |
| American Leak Detection | Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Mexico, South America, Western Europe, |
| Ready Decks | |