Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| 1st Propane | Supply Pointe | |
| Investment | 183500 - 450500 | 76000 - 148500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1990 | 2016 |
| Year Franchised | 1998 | 2017 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| 1st Propane | Supply Pointe | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Strong organizational skills | |
Financing Options |
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| 1st Propane | Supply Pointe | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| 1st Propane | Supply Pointe | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| 1st Propane | Supply Pointe | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, Mexico |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Supply Pointe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Supply Pointe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| 1st Propane | 6% |
| Supply Pointe | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Supply Pointe | |
| Year Founded | |
| 1st Propane | 1990 |
| Supply Pointe | 2016 |
| Year Franchised | |
| 1st Propane | 1998 |
| Supply Pointe | 2017 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| 1st Propane | 10 years |
| Supply Pointe | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| 1st Propane | $20K |
| Supply Pointe | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| 1st Propane | General business experience Marketing skills Strong organizational skills |
| Supply Pointe | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| 1st Propane | No |
| Supply Pointe | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Supply Pointe | |
| Equipment | |
| 1st Propane} | |
| Supply Pointe | |
| Inventory | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Supply Pointe | |
| Receivables | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Supply Pointe | |
| Payroll | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Supply Pointe | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Supply Pointe | |
| Support | |
| 1st Propane | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Supply Pointe | |
| Marketing | |
| 1st Propane | Ad slicks |
| Supply Pointe | |
| Operations | |
| 1st Propane | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Supply Pointe | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Supply Pointe | 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 | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Supply Pointe | |
| International Expansion | |
| 1st Propane | |
| Supply Pointe | Canada, Mexico |