Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| AroundTown Handyman | Handyman Connection | |
| Investment | 10000 - 15000 | 101831 - 159000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1990 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| AroundTown Handyman | Handyman Connection | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| AroundTown Handyman | Handyman Connection | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| AroundTown Handyman | Handyman Connection | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Person who wants to work from home | 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| AroundTown Handyman | Handyman Connection | |
| 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 | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| AroundTown Handyman | |
| Handyman Connection | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| AroundTown Handyman | |
| Handyman Connection | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| AroundTown Handyman | |
| Handyman Connection | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| AroundTown Handyman | |
| Handyman Connection | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| AroundTown Handyman | 0 |
| Handyman Connection | 1990 |
| Year Franchised | |
| AroundTown Handyman | 0 |
| Handyman Connection | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| AroundTown Handyman | |
| Handyman Connection | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| AroundTown Handyman | |
| Handyman Connection | 10% of franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| AroundTown Handyman | |
| Handyman Connection | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| AroundTown Handyman | |
| Handyman Connection | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| AroundTown Handyman | |
| Handyman Connection | |
| Equipment | |
| AroundTown Handyman} | |
| Handyman Connection | |
| Inventory | |
| AroundTown Handyman | |
| Handyman Connection | |
| Receivables | |
| AroundTown Handyman | |
| Handyman Connection | |
| Payroll | |
| AroundTown Handyman | |
| Handyman Connection | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| AroundTown Handyman | |
| Handyman Connection | |
| Support | |
| AroundTown Handyman | |
| Handyman Connection | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| AroundTown Handyman | |
| Handyman Connection | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| AroundTown Handyman | Person who wants to work from home |
| Handyman Connection | 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| AroundTown Handyman | |
| Handyman Connection | 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 | |
| AroundTown Handyman | |
| Handyman Connection | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| AroundTown Handyman | |
| Handyman Connection | Canada, |