Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Pillar To Post | |
| Investment | 53550 - 72310 | 41195 - 50995 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | 4% |
| Year Founded | 1987 | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | 1988 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Pillar To Post | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Pillar To Post | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Pillar To Post | |
| Training | (Franchisee location training by correspondence) | On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| 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) | Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 |
Expansion Plans |
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| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Pillar To Post | |
| 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 | 0 | 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 | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Pillar To Post | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Pillar To Post | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 7% |
| Pillar To Post | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 3% |
| Pillar To Post | 4% |
| Year Founded | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 1987 |
| Pillar To Post | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 1988 |
| Pillar To Post | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 5 years |
| Pillar To Post | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Pillar To Post | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Pillar To Post | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Yes |
| Pillar To Post | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Pillar To Post | |
| Equipment | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services} | |
| Pillar To Post | |
| Inventory | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Pillar To Post | |
| Receivables | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Pillar To Post | |
| Payroll | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Pillar To Post | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | (Franchisee location training by correspondence) |
| Pillar To Post | On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours |
| Support | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Pillar To Post | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Pillar To Post | |
| 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) |
| Pillar To Post | Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Pillar To Post | 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 | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 0 |
| Pillar To Post | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Pillar To Post | |