Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Surface Specialists | Deck Rescue | |
| Investment | 43200 - 56000 | 40000 - 70000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Surface Specialists | Deck Rescue | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications helpful but not required) | |
Financing Options |
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| Surface Specialists | Deck Rescue | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Surface Specialists | Deck Rescue | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 57-73 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours Follow-up training available at franchisee's location | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform | Share in our corporate discounts on equipment, advertising and chemicals -- all of which contribute substantially to higher profit margins. Large-scale advertising such as TV, newspaper and radio that you could never afford on your own. |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Surface Specialists | Deck Rescue | |
| 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 | Indiana, Ohio, South Carolina |
| 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 | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Surface Specialists | 5% |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Year Founded | |
| Surface Specialists | 1981 |
| Deck Rescue | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Surface Specialists | 1982 |
| Deck Rescue | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Surface Specialists | 10 years |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Deck Rescue | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Surface Specialists | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications helpful but not required) |
| Deck Rescue | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Surface Specialists | Yes |
| Deck Rescue | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Equipment | |
| Surface Specialists} | |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Inventory | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Receivables | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Payroll | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Deck Rescue | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Surface Specialists | On-The-Job Training: 57-73 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours Follow-up training available at franchisee's location |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Support | |
| Surface Specialists | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Deck Rescue | Share in our corporate discounts on equipment, advertising and chemicals -- all of which contribute substantially to higher profit margins. Large-scale advertising such as TV, newspaper and radio that you could never afford on your own. |
| Marketing | |
| Surface Specialists | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Operations | |
| Surface Specialists | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Deck Rescue | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Surface Specialists | 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 |
| Deck Rescue | Indiana, Ohio, South Carolina |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Surface Specialists | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Deck Rescue | |
| International Expansion | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Deck Rescue | |