Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Criterium Engineers | Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Investment | 66175 - 125950 | 43450 - 104000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1957 | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Criterium Engineers | Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Criterium Engineers | Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Criterium Engineers | Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| 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. | Regional 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, Internet |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media | |
| Operations | 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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| Criterium Engineers | Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Criterium Engineers | 6% |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Year Founded | |
| Criterium Engineers | 1957 |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Criterium Engineers | 0 |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Criterium Engineers | Yes |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Equipment | |
| Criterium Engineers} | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Inventory | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Receivables | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Payroll | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
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. |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | Regional 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 |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet |
| Marketing | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | Co-op advertising, National media |
| Operations | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| 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 | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| International Expansion | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |