Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HomePros | The Inspection Boys | |
| Investment | 101285 - 143475 | 35000 - 55000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 4-6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 2001 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HomePros | The Inspection Boys | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Basic home repair skills | The basic requirements would include anyone with a sales background, former managers, former sales people, former business owners, former marketing executives, and anyone with mold remediation, asbestos abatement, home repair, or carpentry experience. |
Financing Options |
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| HomePros | The Inspection Boys | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| HomePros | The Inspection Boys | |
| Training | Training is held in our HQ in New Jersey for 5 days. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| HomePros | The Inspection Boys | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| HomePros | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HomePros | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HomePros | 7% |
| The Inspection Boys | 4-6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HomePros | |
| The Inspection Boys | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| HomePros | 2001 |
| The Inspection Boys | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HomePros | 2002 |
| The Inspection Boys | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HomePros | 5 years |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HomePros | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HomePros | Industry experience General business experience Basic home repair skills |
| The Inspection Boys | The basic requirements would include anyone with a sales background, former managers, former sales people, former business owners, former marketing executives, and anyone with mold remediation, asbestos abatement, home repair, or carpentry experience. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HomePros | Yes |
| The Inspection Boys | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HomePros | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Equipment | |
| HomePros} | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Inventory | |
| HomePros | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Receivables | |
| HomePros | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Payroll | |
| HomePros | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| HomePros | |
| The Inspection Boys | Training is held in our HQ in New Jersey for 5 days. |
| Support | |
| HomePros | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Marketing | |
| HomePros | Ad slicks |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| 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) |
| The Inspection Boys | |
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, |
| The Inspection Boys | 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 | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| International Expansion | |
| HomePros | |
| The Inspection Boys | |