Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Service-Tech | Ductz | |
| Investment | 59000 - 89000 | 42954 - 187830 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4-6% | 10% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1960 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 1987 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Service-Tech | Ductz | |
| Experience | Net worth requirement: $100,000 Cash liquidity requirement: $10,000 - $30,000 | |
Financing Options |
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| Service-Tech | Ductz | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Service-Tech | Ductz | |
| Training | Available at headquarters: One week Technical; One week Business Administration On-The-Job Training: 21 hours Classroom Training: 30 hours | |
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | * Franchise can be run from home * 17% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: One * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed |
Expansion Plans |
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| Service-Tech | Ductz | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, 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 | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Service-Tech | |
| Ductz | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Service-Tech | |
| Ductz | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Service-Tech | 4-6% |
| Ductz | 10% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Service-Tech | |
| Ductz | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Service-Tech | 1960 |
| Ductz | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Service-Tech | 1987 |
| Ductz | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Service-Tech | 10 years |
| Ductz | Renewable |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Service-Tech | |
| Ductz | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Service-Tech | |
| Ductz | Net worth requirement: $100,000 Cash liquidity requirement: $10,000 - $30,000 |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Service-Tech | No |
| Ductz | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Service-Tech | |
| Ductz | |
| Equipment | |
| Service-Tech} | |
| Ductz | |
| Inventory | |
| Service-Tech | |
| Ductz | |
| Receivables | |
| Service-Tech | |
| Ductz | |
| Payroll | |
| Service-Tech | |
| Ductz | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Service-Tech | |
| Ductz | Available at headquarters: One week Technical; One week Business Administration On-The-Job Training: 21 hours Classroom Training: 30 hours |
| Support | |
| Service-Tech | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Ductz | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Service-Tech | Co-op advertising |
| Ductz | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| Service-Tech | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Ductz | * Franchise can be run from home * 17% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: One * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Service-Tech | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Ductz | 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 | |
| Service-Tech | 0 |
| Ductz | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Service-Tech | Canada, |
| Ductz | |