Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Investment | 101089 - 138344 | 35300 - 64800 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 8 - 4% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 2001 | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 64 hours Classroom Training: 32 hours Additional Training: Regional training | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | 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 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | Maintenance Made Simple | |
| 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 | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | 8 - 4% |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | 1% |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | 2001 |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | 2005 |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | 10 years |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Equipment | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company} | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Inventory | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Receivables | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Payroll | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | On-The-Job Training: 64 hours Classroom Training: 32 hours Additional Training: Regional training |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Support | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Maintenance Made Simple | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Maintenance Made Simple | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | * Franchise can be run from home * 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Maintenance Made Simple | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | 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 |
| Maintenance Made Simple | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| ASP-America's Swimming Pool Company | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |