Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| American Leak Detection | WIN Home Inspection | |
| Investment | 76755 - 259550 | 28745 - 36870 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6-10% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 4% | |
| Year Founded | 1974 | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| American Leak Detection | WIN Home Inspection | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| American Leak Detection | WIN Home Inspection | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| American Leak Detection | WIN Home Inspection | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Annual convention | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online pre-training, 40 hours; at training facility, 2 weeks |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising National Media Regional Advertising SEO Website development | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 7% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Absentee Ownership Allowed |
Expansion Plans |
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| American Leak Detection | WIN Home Inspection | |
| 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 | Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Mexico, South America, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| American Leak Detection | 6-10% |
| WIN Home Inspection | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| WIN Home Inspection | 4% |
| Year Founded | |
| American Leak Detection | 1974 |
| WIN Home Inspection | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | |
| American Leak Detection | 1984 |
| WIN Home Inspection | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| American Leak Detection | 10 years |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| American Leak Detection | General business experience Marketing skills |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| American Leak Detection | No |
| WIN Home Inspection | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| Equipment | |
| American Leak Detection} | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| Inventory | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| Receivables | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| Payroll | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| American Leak Detection | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Annual convention |
| WIN Home Inspection | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online pre-training, 40 hours; at training facility, 2 weeks |
| Support | |
| American Leak Detection | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| WIN Home Inspection | Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| American Leak Detection | Co-op Advertising National Media Regional Advertising SEO Website development |
| WIN Home Inspection | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| American Leak Detection | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 7% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| WIN Home Inspection | Absentee Ownership Allowed |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| WIN Home Inspection | 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 | |
| American Leak Detection | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| International Expansion | |
| American Leak Detection | Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Mexico, South America, Western Europe, |
| WIN Home Inspection | |