Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Steam Brothers | PermaCrete | |
| Investment | 22000 - 53500 | 1000 - 999999 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5-6.5% | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1977 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Steam Brothers | PermaCrete | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Steam Brothers | PermaCrete | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Steam Brothers | PermaCrete | |
| 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 | 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 | PermaCrete | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | 5-6.5% |
| PermaCrete | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Year Founded | |
| Steam Brothers | 1977 |
| PermaCrete | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Steam Brothers | 1984 |
| PermaCrete | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Steam Brothers | 10 years |
| PermaCrete | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | $1K |
| PermaCrete | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| PermaCrete | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Steam Brothers | No |
| PermaCrete | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Equipment | |
| Steam Brothers} | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Inventory | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Receivables | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| PermaCrete | |
| Payroll | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| PermaCrete | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| 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. |
| Support | |
| Steam Brothers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| PermaCrete | |
| Marketing | |
| Steam Brothers | Ad slicks |
| PermaCrete | |
| 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) |
| PermaCrete | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Steam Brothers | Mid West, |
| 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| PermaCrete | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| PermaCrete | |