Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Steam Brothers | United Water Restoration | |
| Investment | 22000 - 53500 | 159342 - 441874 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5-6.5% | |
| Advertising Fee | $3,000/mo or 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1977 | 2008 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Steam Brothers | United Water Restoration | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Steam Brothers | United Water Restoration | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Steam Brothers | United Water Restoration | |
| Training | Comprehensive training program. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | Handpicked, trained and certified staff. 24/7 technical field support. |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Top restoration franchise sales and marketing programs. |
| 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 | United Water Restoration | |
| 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 | Worldwide, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | 5-6.5% |
| United Water Restoration | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| United Water Restoration | $3,000/mo or 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Steam Brothers | 1977 |
| United Water Restoration | 2008 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Steam Brothers | 1984 |
| United Water Restoration | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Steam Brothers | 10 years |
| United Water Restoration | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | $1K |
| United Water Restoration | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| United Water Restoration | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Steam Brothers | No |
| United Water Restoration | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| Equipment | |
| Steam Brothers} | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| Inventory | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| Receivables | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| Payroll | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| United Water Restoration | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| United Water Restoration | Comprehensive training program. |
| Support | |
| Steam Brothers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| United Water Restoration | Handpicked, trained and certified staff. 24/7 technical field support. |
| Marketing | |
| Steam Brothers | Ad slicks |
| United Water Restoration | Top restoration franchise sales and marketing programs. |
| 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) |
| United Water Restoration | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Steam Brothers | Mid West, |
| United Water Restoration | 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 | |
| United Water Restoration | 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 | |
| United Water Restoration | Worldwide, |