Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | Andy OnCall | |
| Investment | 100430 - 351015 | 53000 - 64150 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4 - 6% Sliding Scale | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 2013 | 1993 |
| Year Franchised | 2014 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | Andy OnCall | |
| Experience | General business experience Sales & people skills desired | |
Financing Options |
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| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | Andy OnCall | |
| 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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| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | Andy OnCall | |
| Training | Available at headquarters: 5 Days Corporate University. *At franchisee's location: As needed. *Sales training, 2 days*Operations & startup training, 3 days | We'll train you on everything you need to know from customer acquisition, to invoicing, to obtaining quality independent contractors and everything in between. You will train for up to ten days at our home office in Chattanooga, Tennessee, then we will come to your location for five days to help you get your business off the ground. |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand Opening, Internet, Field Operations/Evaluations, Purchasing Cooperatives, Lease Negotiation | Ongoing support |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional Advertising, Brochures, Catalogs, Coupons/Rebates, Direct Mailers, Emails, Promotional Items, Radio Ads, Site Signs, Television Ads, Trade Show Exhibits, Videos, Website, Displays, Mobile Showrooms, Vehicle Wraps | Ad slicks |
| Operations | *Franchise can be run from home. *25% of all franchisees own more than one unit. *Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5. *Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | Andy OnCall | |
| 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 | Canada, | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | |
| Andy OnCall | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | |
| Andy OnCall | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | 4 - 6% Sliding Scale |
| Andy OnCall | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | 2% |
| Andy OnCall | |
| Year Founded | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | 2013 |
| Andy OnCall | 1993 |
| Year Franchised | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | 2014 |
| Andy OnCall | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | 10 years |
| Andy OnCall | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | |
| Andy OnCall | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | |
| Andy OnCall | General business experience Sales & people skills desired |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | Yes |
| Andy OnCall | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | |
| Andy OnCall | |
| Equipment | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain} | |
| Andy OnCall | |
| Inventory | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | |
| Andy OnCall | |
| Receivables | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | |
| Andy OnCall | |
| Payroll | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | |
| Andy OnCall | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | Available at headquarters: 5 Days Corporate University. *At franchisee's location: As needed. *Sales training, 2 days*Operations & startup training, 3 days |
| Andy OnCall | We'll train you on everything you need to know from customer acquisition, to invoicing, to obtaining quality independent contractors and everything in between. You will train for up to ten days at our home office in Chattanooga, Tennessee, then we will come to your location for five days to help you get your business off the ground. |
| Support | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand Opening, Internet, Field Operations/Evaluations, Purchasing Cooperatives, Lease Negotiation |
| Andy OnCall | Ongoing support |
| Marketing | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | Ad slicks, Regional Advertising, Brochures, Catalogs, Coupons/Rebates, Direct Mailers, Emails, Promotional Items, Radio Ads, Site Signs, Television Ads, Trade Show Exhibits, Videos, Website, Displays, Mobile Showrooms, Vehicle Wraps |
| Andy OnCall | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | *Franchise can be run from home. *25% of all franchisees own more than one unit. *Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5. *Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
| Andy OnCall | 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | 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 |
| Andy OnCall | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | |
| Andy OnCall | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| bluefrog Plumbing + Drain | Canada, |
| Andy OnCall | Canada, |