Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ahead Human Resources | Criterium Engineers | |
| Investment | 80100 - 171700 | 66175 - 125950 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | Varies | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1995 | 1957 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ahead Human Resources | Criterium Engineers | |
| Experience | Applicants evaluated by individual merits | |
Financing Options |
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| Ahead Human Resources | Criterium Engineers | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Ahead Human Resources | Criterium Engineers | |
| Training | Training is an intensive 5-days provided at our offices in Portland, Maine. We invite you and an unlimited number of your supervisory employees to attend. Training instruction covers franchise administrative matters, bookkeeping and reporting systems, marketing, customer service and technical training. We do not require persons owning offices which convert from the Predecessor Company's "Home Inspection Consultants" network to attend the initial training program. | |
| Support | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | Every other year, we host a conference with featured speakers addressing a wide range of engineering and business development topics. We also sponsor additional programs, webinars and seminars periodically, to keep our engineers updated and informed about relevant engineering- and real estate-related developments and trends. Technical support Business support Marketing support |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 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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| Ahead Human Resources | Criterium Engineers | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ahead Human Resources | Varies |
| Criterium Engineers | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Year Founded | |
| Ahead Human Resources | 1995 |
| Criterium Engineers | 1957 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ahead Human Resources | 2000 |
| Criterium Engineers | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ahead Human Resources | 5 years |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ahead Human Resources | Applicants evaluated by individual merits |
| Criterium Engineers | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ahead Human Resources | No |
| Criterium Engineers | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Equipment | |
| Ahead Human Resources} | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Inventory | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Receivables | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Payroll | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Criterium Engineers | Training is an intensive 5-days provided at our offices in Portland, Maine. We invite you and an unlimited number of your supervisory employees to attend. Training instruction covers franchise administrative matters, bookkeeping and reporting systems, marketing, customer service and technical training. We do not require persons owning offices which convert from the Predecessor Company's "Home Inspection Consultants" network to attend the initial training program. |
| Support | |
| Ahead Human Resources | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Criterium Engineers | Every other year, we host a conference with featured speakers addressing a wide range of engineering and business development topics. We also sponsor additional programs, webinars and seminars periodically, to keep our engineers updated and informed about relevant engineering- and real estate-related developments and trends. Technical support Business support Marketing support |
| Marketing | |
| Ahead Human Resources | Ad slicks |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Operations | |
| Ahead Human Resources | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Criterium Engineers | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| International Expansion | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Criterium Engineers | |