Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| ChoiceBarter Exchange | Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Investment | 10000 - 15000 | 35300 - 64800 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| ChoiceBarter Exchange | Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Experience | Enjoy making new contacts in the business community Have a strong desire to develop their own barter firm Be able to attend business and networking events Undertake 2 hours of daily efforts to meet business owners/managers (1 hr. part time) Have approximately $10,000 in liquidity to start Have an interest in developing a barter exchange business Be willing to follow our successful model of operation | |
Financing Options |
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| ChoiceBarter Exchange | Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| ChoiceBarter Exchange | Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 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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| ChoiceBarter Exchange | 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 | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | 0 |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | 0 |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | Enjoy making new contacts in the business community Have a strong desire to develop their own barter firm Be able to attend business and networking events Undertake 2 hours of daily efforts to meet business owners/managers (1 hr. part time) Have approximately $10,000 in liquidity to start Have an interest in developing a barter exchange business Be willing to follow our successful model of operation |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Equipment | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange} | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Inventory | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Receivables | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Payroll | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Support | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| 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 | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | 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 | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |