Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Stone Age Coatings | Steam Brothers | |
| Investment | 60000 - 60000 | 22000 - 53500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5-6.5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2007 | 1977 |
| Year Franchised | 2009 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Stone Age Coatings | Steam Brothers | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Stone Age Coatings | Steam Brothers | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Stone Age Coatings | Steam Brothers | |
| 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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| Stone Age Coatings | Steam Brothers | |
| US Expansion | 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 | Mid West, |
| 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 | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Steam Brothers | 5-6.5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Year Founded | |
| Stone Age Coatings | 2007 |
| Steam Brothers | 1977 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Stone Age Coatings | 2009 |
| Steam Brothers | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Steam Brothers | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Steam Brothers | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Steam Brothers | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Equipment | |
| Stone Age Coatings} | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Inventory | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Receivables | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Payroll | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Steam Brothers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Stone Age Coatings | Initial two weeks plus ongoing |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Support | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Steam Brothers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Steam Brothers | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 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 |
| Steam Brothers | Mid West, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Stone Age Coatings | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Steam Brothers | |
| International Expansion | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Steam Brothers | |