Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | WIN Home Inspection | |
| Investment | 53550 - 72310 | 28745 - 36870 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | 4% |
| Year Founded | 1987 | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | 1988 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | WIN Home Inspection | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | WIN Home Inspection | |
| 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 | WIN Home Inspection | |
| Training | (Franchisee location training by correspondence) | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online pre-training, 40 hours; at training facility, 2 weeks |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | 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 | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| 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) | Absentee Ownership Allowed |
Expansion Plans |
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| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 7% |
| WIN Home Inspection | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 3% |
| WIN Home Inspection | 4% |
| Year Founded | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 1987 |
| WIN Home Inspection | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 1988 |
| WIN Home Inspection | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 5 years |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Yes |
| WIN Home Inspection | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| Equipment | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services} | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| Inventory | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| Receivables | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| Payroll | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | (Franchisee location training by correspondence) |
| WIN Home Inspection | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online pre-training, 40 hours; at training facility, 2 weeks |
| Support | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| WIN Home Inspection | 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 |
| WIN Home Inspection | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| 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) |
| WIN Home Inspection | Absentee Ownership Allowed |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| 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 | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 0 |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| International Expansion | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |