Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Building Services of America | OpenWorks | |
| Investment | 7500 - 20000 | 15000 - 150000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8% | 5-10% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1975 | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 1983 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Building Services of America | OpenWorks | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Building Services of America | OpenWorks | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | Yes | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Building Services of America | OpenWorks | |
| Training | Corporate Office 1-2 Weeks | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 0% 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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| Building Services of America | OpenWorks | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Building Services of America | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Building Services of America | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Building Services of America | 8% |
| OpenWorks | 5-10% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Building Services of America | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Year Founded | |
| Building Services of America | 1975 |
| OpenWorks | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Building Services of America | 1991 |
| OpenWorks | 1983 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Building Services of America | 10 years +10 |
| OpenWorks | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Building Services of America | |
| OpenWorks | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Building Services of America | |
| OpenWorks | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Building Services of America | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Building Services of America | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Equipment | |
| Building Services of America} | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Inventory | |
| Building Services of America | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Receivables | |
| Building Services of America | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Payroll | |
| Building Services of America | |
| OpenWorks | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Building Services of America | Corporate Office 1-2 Weeks |
| OpenWorks | |
| Support | |
| Building Services of America | |
| OpenWorks | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Building Services of America | |
| OpenWorks | Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Building Services of America | |
| OpenWorks | Franchise can be run from home. 0% 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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| US Expansion | |
| Building Services of America | 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 |
| OpenWorks | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Building Services of America | |
| OpenWorks | |
| International Expansion | |
| Building Services of America | |
| OpenWorks | |