Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Steam Brothers | Stone Age Coatings | |
| Investment | 22000 - 53500 | 60000 - 60000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5-6.5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1977 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Steam Brothers | Stone Age Coatings | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Steam Brothers | Stone Age Coatings | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Steam Brothers | Stone Age Coatings | |
| Training | Initial two weeks plus ongoing | |
| 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 | Stone Age Coatings | |
| 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 | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | 5-6.5% |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Year Founded | |
| Steam Brothers | 1977 |
| Stone Age Coatings | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Steam Brothers | 1984 |
| Stone Age Coatings | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Steam Brothers | 10 years |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | $1K |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Steam Brothers | No |
| Stone Age Coatings | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Equipment | |
| Steam Brothers} | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Inventory | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Receivables | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Payroll | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Stone Age Coatings | Initial two weeks plus ongoing |
| Support | |
| Steam Brothers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Marketing | |
| Steam Brothers | Ad slicks |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| 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) |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Steam Brothers | Mid West, |
| Stone Age Coatings | 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 | |
| Stone Age Coatings | 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 | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |