Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Steam Brothers | Surface Experts | |
| Investment | 22000 - 53500 | 114450 - 203050 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5-6.5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1977 | 2008 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2018 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Steam Brothers | Surface Experts | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Steam Brothers | Surface Experts | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Steam Brothers | Surface Experts | |
| 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 | Surface Experts | |
| 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 | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | 5-6.5% |
| Surface Experts | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Year Founded | |
| Steam Brothers | 1977 |
| Surface Experts | 2008 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Steam Brothers | 1984 |
| Surface Experts | 2018 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Steam Brothers | 10 years |
| Surface Experts | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | $1K |
| Surface Experts | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Surface Experts | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Steam Brothers | No |
| Surface Experts | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Equipment | |
| Steam Brothers} | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Inventory | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Receivables | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Payroll | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Surface Experts | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Support | |
| Steam Brothers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Surface Experts | |
| Marketing | |
| Steam Brothers | Ad slicks |
| Surface Experts | |
| 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) |
| Surface Experts | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Steam Brothers | Mid West, |
| Surface Experts | 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 | |
| Surface Experts | |
| International Expansion | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Surface Experts | |