Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Steam Brothers | Ready Decks | |
| Investment | 22000 - 53500 | 144000 - 213000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5-6.5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1977 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Steam Brothers | Ready Decks | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Steam Brothers | Ready Decks | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Steam Brothers | Ready Decks | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week | |
| 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) | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Steam Brothers | Ready Decks | |
| 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 | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | 5-6.5% |
| Ready Decks | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Year Founded | |
| Steam Brothers | 1977 |
| Ready Decks | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Steam Brothers | 1984 |
| Ready Decks | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Steam Brothers | 10 years |
| Ready Decks | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | $1K |
| Ready Decks | $14,500 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Ready Decks | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Steam Brothers | No |
| Ready Decks | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Equipment | |
| Steam Brothers} | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Inventory | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Receivables | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Payroll | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Ready Decks | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Ready Decks | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| Support | |
| Steam Brothers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Ready Decks | |
| Marketing | |
| Steam Brothers | Ad slicks |
| Ready Decks | |
| 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) |
| Ready Decks | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Steam Brothers | Mid West, |
| Ready Decks | 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 | |
| Ready Decks | |
| International Expansion | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Ready Decks | |