Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Commission Express | Big Block Realty | |
| Investment | 112800 - 301500 | 61500 - 153500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | Varies | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1992 | 2019 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 2019 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Commission Express | Big Block Realty | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Commission Express | Big Block Realty | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Commission Express | Big Block Realty | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Commission Express | Big Block Realty | |
| 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 | |
| Commission Express | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Commission Express | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Commission Express | Varies |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Commission Express | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Year Founded | |
| Commission Express | 1992 |
| Big Block Realty | 2019 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Commission Express | 1996 |
| Big Block Realty | 2019 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Commission Express | 10 years |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Commission Express | |
| Big Block Realty | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Commission Express | General business experience |
| Big Block Realty | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Commission Express | No |
| Big Block Realty | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Commission Express | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Equipment | |
| Commission Express} | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Inventory | |
| Commission Express | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Receivables | |
| Commission Express | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Payroll | |
| Commission Express | |
| Big Block Realty | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Commission Express | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Support | |
| Commission Express | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Marketing | |
| Commission Express | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Operations | |
| Commission Express | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Big Block Realty | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Commission Express | |
| Big Block Realty | 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 | |
| Commission Express | 0 |
| Big Block Realty | |
| International Expansion | |
| Commission Express | |
| Big Block Realty | |