Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Criterium Engineers | Renaissance Executive Forums | |
| Investment | 66175 - 125950 | 55400 - 73300 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 20% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1957 | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Criterium Engineers | Renaissance Executive Forums | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Must be able to deal with presidents, CEOs and business owners | |
Financing Options |
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| Criterium Engineers | Renaissance Executive Forums | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Criterium Engineers | Renaissance Executive Forums | |
| Training | Training is an intensive 5-days provided at our offices in Portland, Maine. We invite you and an unlimited number of your supervisory employees to attend. Training instruction covers franchise administrative matters, bookkeeping and reporting systems, marketing, customer service and technical training. We do not require persons owning offices which convert from the Predecessor Company's "Home Inspection Consultants" network to attend the initial training program. | Online training |
| Support | Every other year, we host a conference with featured speakers addressing a wide range of engineering and business development topics. We also sponsor additional programs, webinars and seminars periodically, to keep our engineers updated and informed about relevant engineering- and real estate-related developments and trends. Technical support Business support Marketing support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 14% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Criterium Engineers | Renaissance Executive Forums | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Criterium Engineers | 6% |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | 20% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | |
| Year Founded | |
| Criterium Engineers | 1957 |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Criterium Engineers | 0 |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | $3K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | General business experience Marketing skills Must be able to deal with presidents, CEOs and business owners |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Criterium Engineers | Yes |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | |
| Equipment | |
| Criterium Engineers} | |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | |
| Inventory | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | |
| Receivables | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | |
| Payroll | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Criterium Engineers | Training is an intensive 5-days provided at our offices in Portland, Maine. We invite you and an unlimited number of your supervisory employees to attend. Training instruction covers franchise administrative matters, bookkeeping and reporting systems, marketing, customer service and technical training. We do not require persons owning offices which convert from the Predecessor Company's "Home Inspection Consultants" network to attend the initial training program. |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | Online training |
| Support | |
| Criterium Engineers | Every other year, we host a conference with featured speakers addressing a wide range of engineering and business development topics. We also sponsor additional programs, webinars and seminars periodically, to keep our engineers updated and informed about relevant engineering- and real estate-related developments and trends. Technical support Business support Marketing support |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | Franchise can be run from home. 14% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | |
| International Expansion | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Renaissance Executive Forums | |