Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Commission Express | HouseMAXX | |
| Investment | 112800 - 301500 | 5000 - 50000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | Varies | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1992 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Commission Express | HouseMAXX | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Commission Express | HouseMAXX | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Commission Express | HouseMAXX | |
| 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 | HouseMAXX | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | Australia, United Kingdom |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Commission Express | |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Commission Express | |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Commission Express | Varies |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Commission Express | |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Year Founded | |
| Commission Express | 1992 |
| HouseMAXX | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Commission Express | 1996 |
| HouseMAXX | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Commission Express | 10 years |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Commission Express | |
| HouseMAXX | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Commission Express | General business experience |
| HouseMAXX | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Commission Express | No |
| HouseMAXX | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Commission Express | |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Equipment | |
| Commission Express} | |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Inventory | |
| Commission Express | |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Receivables | |
| Commission Express | |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Payroll | |
| Commission Express | |
| HouseMAXX | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Commission Express | |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Support | |
| Commission Express | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Marketing | |
| Commission Express | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| HouseMAXX | |
| 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) |
| HouseMAXX | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Commission Express | |
| HouseMAXX | 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 |
| HouseMAXX | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Commission Express | |
| HouseMAXX | Australia, United Kingdom |