Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Steam Brothers | The Inspection Boys | |
| Investment | 22000 - 53500 | 35000 - 55000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5-6.5% | 4-6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| 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 | The Inspection Boys | |
| Experience | The basic requirements would include anyone with a sales background, former managers, former sales people, former business owners, former marketing executives, and anyone with mold remediation, asbestos abatement, home repair, or carpentry experience. | |
Financing Options |
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| Steam Brothers | The Inspection Boys | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Steam Brothers | The Inspection Boys | |
| Training | Training is held in our HQ in New Jersey for 5 days. | |
| 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 | The Inspection Boys | |
| 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 | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | 5-6.5% |
| The Inspection Boys | 4-6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| The Inspection Boys | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Steam Brothers | 1977 |
| The Inspection Boys | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Steam Brothers | 1984 |
| The Inspection Boys | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Steam Brothers | 10 years |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | $1K |
| The Inspection Boys | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| The Inspection Boys | The basic requirements would include anyone with a sales background, former managers, former sales people, former business owners, former marketing executives, and anyone with mold remediation, asbestos abatement, home repair, or carpentry experience. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Steam Brothers | No |
| The Inspection Boys | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Equipment | |
| Steam Brothers} | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Inventory | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Receivables | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Payroll | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| The Inspection Boys | Training is held in our HQ in New Jersey for 5 days. |
| Support | |
| Steam Brothers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Marketing | |
| Steam Brothers | Ad slicks |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| 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) |
| The Inspection Boys | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Steam Brothers | Mid West, |
| The Inspection Boys | 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 | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| International Expansion | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| The Inspection Boys | |