Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | American Leak Detection | |
| Investment | 190000 - 320000 | 76755 - 259550 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 6-10% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1953 | 1974 |
| Year Franchised | 2008 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | American Leak Detection | |
| Experience | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | American Leak Detection | |
| 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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| Basement Living Systems USA | American Leak Detection | |
| Training | Initial one week orientation and ongoing | 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 | Marketing materials are created and available | 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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| Basement Living Systems USA | American Leak Detection | |
| 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 | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 4% |
| American Leak Detection | 6-10% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1% |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Year Founded | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1953 |
| American Leak Detection | 1974 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 2008 |
| American Leak Detection | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| American Leak Detection | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | $5,000 |
| American Leak Detection | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
| American Leak Detection | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | No |
| American Leak Detection | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Equipment | |
| Basement Living Systems USA} | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Inventory | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Receivables | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Payroll | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| American Leak Detection | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| American Leak Detection | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Annual convention |
| Support | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| American Leak Detection | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Marketing materials are created and available |
| American Leak Detection | Co-op Advertising National Media Regional Advertising SEO Website development |
| Operations | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 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 |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| American Leak Detection | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| American Leak Detection | Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Mexico, South America, Western Europe, |