Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Steam Brothers | Granite America | |
| Investment | 22000 - 53500 | 32250 - 576200 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5-6.5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1977 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Steam Brothers | Granite America | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Steam Brothers | Granite America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Steam Brothers | Granite America | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Steam Brothers | Granite America | |
| US Expansion | Mid West, | 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 | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Granite America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Granite America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | 5-6.5% |
| Granite America | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Granite America | |
| Year Founded | |
| Steam Brothers | 1977 |
| Granite America | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Steam Brothers | 1984 |
| Granite America | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Steam Brothers | 10 years |
| Granite America | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | $1K |
| Granite America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Granite America | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Steam Brothers | No |
| Granite America | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
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| Granite America | |
| Equipment | |
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| Granite America | |
| Inventory | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Granite America | |
| Receivables | |
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| Granite America | |
| Payroll | |
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| Granite America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Granite America | |
| Support | |
| Steam Brothers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Granite America | |
| Marketing | |
| Steam Brothers | Ad slicks |
| Granite America | |
| Operations | |
| Steam Brothers | Franchise can be run from home. 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Granite America | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Steam Brothers | Mid West, |
| Granite America | 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 | |
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| Granite America | |
| International Expansion | |
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| Granite America | |