Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | The Inspection Boys | |
| Investment | 53550 - 72310 | 35000 - 55000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 4-6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | 3% |
| Year Founded | 1987 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1988 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | The Inspection Boys | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | The basic requirements would include anyone with a sales background, former managers, former sales people, former business owners, former marketing executives, and anyone with mold remediation, asbestos abatement, home repair, or carpentry experience. |
Financing Options |
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| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | The Inspection Boys | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | The Inspection Boys | |
| Training | (Franchisee location training by correspondence) | Training is held in our HQ in New Jersey for 5 days. |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | The Inspection Boys | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 7% |
| The Inspection Boys | 4-6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 3% |
| The Inspection Boys | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 1987 |
| The Inspection Boys | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 1988 |
| The Inspection Boys | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 5 years |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| The Inspection Boys | The basic requirements would include anyone with a sales background, former managers, former sales people, former business owners, former marketing executives, and anyone with mold remediation, asbestos abatement, home repair, or carpentry experience. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Yes |
| The Inspection Boys | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Equipment | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services} | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Inventory | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Receivables | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Payroll | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | (Franchisee location training by correspondence) |
| The Inspection Boys | Training is held in our HQ in New Jersey for 5 days. |
| Support | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Marketing | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Operations | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| The Inspection Boys | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| The Inspection Boys | 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 | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 0 |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| International Expansion | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| The Inspection Boys | |