Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Surface Specialists | Disaster Kleenup | |
| Investment | 43200 - 56000 | 22145 - 94750 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | $625-$2.1K/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | $750-$5K/yr. | |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1974 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Surface Specialists | Disaster Kleenup | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications helpful but not required) | |
Financing Options |
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| Surface Specialists | Disaster Kleenup | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Surface Specialists | Disaster Kleenup | |
| 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 | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| 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) | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 100 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Surface Specialists | Disaster Kleenup | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Surface Specialists | 5% |
| Disaster Kleenup | $625-$2.1K/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Disaster Kleenup | $750-$5K/yr. |
| Year Founded | |
| Surface Specialists | 1981 |
| Disaster Kleenup | 1974 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Surface Specialists | 1982 |
| Disaster Kleenup | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Surface Specialists | 10 years |
| Disaster Kleenup | 2 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Disaster Kleenup | $250 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Surface Specialists | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications helpful but not required) |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Surface Specialists | Yes |
| Disaster Kleenup | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
| Equipment | |
| Surface Specialists} | |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
| Inventory | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
| Receivables | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
| Payroll | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Surface Specialists | On-The-Job Training: 57-73 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours Follow-up training available at franchisee's location |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
| Support | |
| Surface Specialists | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Disaster Kleenup | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Surface Specialists | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development |
| Disaster Kleenup | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| 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) |
| Disaster Kleenup | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 100 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
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 |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
| 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 |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
| International Expansion | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Disaster Kleenup | |