Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| PermaCrete | Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Investment | 1000 - 999999 | 46200 - 410100 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 0 | 6-8% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 0 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| PermaCrete | Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| PermaCrete | Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| PermaCrete | Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Training | All new Dealers may register to take the Free Surface Installation Video Course online, and then continue to use the course & test materials to train and retrain your installers. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| PermaCrete | Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| 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 |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| PermaCrete | 0 |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 6-8% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Year Founded | |
| PermaCrete | 0 |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| PermaCrete | 0 |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Equipment | |
| PermaCrete} | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Inventory | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Receivables | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Payroll | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| PermaCrete | All new Dealers may register to take the Free Surface Installation Video Course online, and then continue to use the course & test materials to train and retrain your installers. |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Support | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| PermaCrete | 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 |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| PermaCrete | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| International Expansion | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |