Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Lighthouse Inspections | |
| Investment | 53550 - 72310 | 32000 - 32000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 7% | |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1987 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 1988 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Lighthouse Inspections | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Lighthouse Inspections | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Lighthouse Inspections | |
| Training | (Franchisee location training by correspondence) | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Lighthouse Inspections | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Lighthouse Inspections | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Lighthouse Inspections | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 7% |
| Lighthouse Inspections | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 3% |
| Lighthouse Inspections | |
| Year Founded | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 1987 |
| Lighthouse Inspections | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 1988 |
| Lighthouse Inspections | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 5 years |
| Lighthouse Inspections | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Lighthouse Inspections | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Lighthouse Inspections | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Yes |
| Lighthouse Inspections | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Lighthouse Inspections | |
| Equipment | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services} | |
| Lighthouse Inspections | |
| Inventory | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Lighthouse Inspections | |
| Receivables | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Lighthouse Inspections | |
| Payroll | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Lighthouse Inspections | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | (Franchisee location training by correspondence) |
| Lighthouse Inspections | |
| Support | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Lighthouse Inspections | |
| Marketing | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Lighthouse Inspections | |
| Operations | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Lighthouse Inspections | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Lighthouse Inspections | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 0 |
| Lighthouse Inspections | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Lighthouse Inspections | |