Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Odd Job Bob | Handyman Connection | |
| Investment | 67500 - 118000 | 101831 - 159000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 2001 | 1990 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Odd Job Bob | Handyman Connection | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Odd Job Bob | Handyman Connection | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Odd Job Bob | Handyman Connection | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Odd Job Bob | Handyman Connection | |
| US Expansion | 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 | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Odd Job Bob | |
| Handyman Connection | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Odd Job Bob | |
| Handyman Connection | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Odd Job Bob | |
| Handyman Connection | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Odd Job Bob | |
| Handyman Connection | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Odd Job Bob | 2001 |
| Handyman Connection | 1990 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Odd Job Bob | 2005 |
| Handyman Connection | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Odd Job Bob | |
| Handyman Connection | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Odd Job Bob | |
| Handyman Connection | 10% of franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Odd Job Bob | |
| Handyman Connection | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Odd Job Bob | |
| Handyman Connection | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Odd Job Bob | |
| Handyman Connection | |
| Equipment | |
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| Handyman Connection | |
| Inventory | |
| Odd Job Bob | |
| Handyman Connection | |
| Receivables | |
| Odd Job Bob | |
| Handyman Connection | |
| Payroll | |
| Odd Job Bob | |
| Handyman Connection | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Odd Job Bob | |
| Handyman Connection | |
| Support | |
| Odd Job Bob | |
| Handyman Connection | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Odd Job Bob | |
| Handyman Connection | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Odd Job Bob | |
| Handyman Connection | 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Odd Job Bob | |
| Handyman Connection | 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 | |
| Odd Job Bob | |
| Handyman Connection | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Odd Job Bob | |
| Handyman Connection | Canada, |