Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HomePros | Surface Specialists | |
| Investment | 101285 - 143475 | 43200 - 56000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2001 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HomePros | Surface Specialists | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Basic home repair skills | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications helpful but not required) |
Financing Options |
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| HomePros | Surface Specialists | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| HomePros | Surface Specialists | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 57-73 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours Follow-up training available at franchisee's location | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 28% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. 10% 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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| HomePros | Surface Specialists | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| HomePros | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HomePros | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HomePros | 7% |
| Surface Specialists | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HomePros | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Year Founded | |
| HomePros | 2001 |
| Surface Specialists | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HomePros | 2002 |
| Surface Specialists | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HomePros | 5 years |
| Surface Specialists | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HomePros | |
| Surface Specialists | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HomePros | Industry experience General business experience Basic home repair skills |
| Surface Specialists | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications helpful but not required) |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HomePros | Yes |
| Surface Specialists | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HomePros | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Equipment | |
| HomePros} | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Inventory | |
| HomePros | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Receivables | |
| HomePros | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Payroll | |
| HomePros | |
| Surface Specialists | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| HomePros | |
| Surface Specialists | On-The-Job Training: 57-73 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours Follow-up training available at franchisee's location |
| Support | |
| HomePros | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Surface Specialists | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| HomePros | Ad slicks |
| Surface Specialists | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development |
| Operations | |
| HomePros | Franchise can be run from home. 28% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Surface Specialists | Franchise can be run from home. 10% 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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| US Expansion | |
| HomePros | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Surface Specialists | 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 | |
| HomePros | |
| Surface Specialists | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| HomePros | |
| Surface Specialists | |