Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Crestcom | Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Investment | 85345 - 101699 | 43450 - 104000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 35.50% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1987 | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Crestcom | Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Crestcom | Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Crestcom | Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 44 hours Additional Training: Bi-annual meetings | Regional training |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Co-op advertising, National media |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 7% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Crestcom | Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Crestcom | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Crestcom | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Crestcom | 35.50% |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Crestcom | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Year Founded | |
| Crestcom | 1987 |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Crestcom | 1991 |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Crestcom | 7 years |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Crestcom | $500 |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Crestcom | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Crestcom | Yes |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Crestcom | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Equipment | |
| Crestcom} | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Inventory | |
| Crestcom | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Receivables | |
| Crestcom | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Payroll | |
| Crestcom | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Crestcom | Classroom Training: 44 hours Additional Training: Bi-annual meetings |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | Regional training |
| Support | |
| Crestcom | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet |
| Marketing | |
| Crestcom | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | Co-op advertising, National media |
| Operations | |
| Crestcom | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | 7% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Crestcom | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Crestcom | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| International Expansion | |
| Crestcom | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |