Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Business Round Table | Criterium Engineers | |
| Investment | 20000 - 20000 | 66175 - 125950 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5-10% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1991 | 1957 |
| Year Franchised | 1998 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Business Round Table | Criterium Engineers | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Business Round Table | Criterium Engineers | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Business Round Table | Criterium Engineers | |
| Training | Training is an intensive 5-days provided at our offices in Portland, Maine. We invite you and an unlimited number of your supervisory employees to attend. Training instruction covers franchise administrative matters, bookkeeping and reporting systems, marketing, customer service and technical training. We do not require persons owning offices which convert from the Predecessor Company's "Home Inspection Consultants" network to attend the initial training program. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | Every other year, we host a conference with featured speakers addressing a wide range of engineering and business development topics. We also sponsor additional programs, webinars and seminars periodically, to keep our engineers updated and informed about relevant engineering- and real estate-related developments and trends. Technical support Business support Marketing support |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Business Round Table | Criterium Engineers | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Business Round Table | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Business Round Table | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Business Round Table | 5-10% |
| Criterium Engineers | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Business Round Table | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Year Founded | |
| Business Round Table | 1991 |
| Criterium Engineers | 1957 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Business Round Table | 1998 |
| Criterium Engineers | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Business Round Table | 10 years |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Business Round Table | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Business Round Table | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Business Round Table | Yes |
| Criterium Engineers | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Business Round Table | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Equipment | |
| Business Round Table} | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Inventory | |
| Business Round Table | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Receivables | |
| Business Round Table | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Payroll | |
| Business Round Table | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Business Round Table | |
| Criterium Engineers | Training is an intensive 5-days provided at our offices in Portland, Maine. We invite you and an unlimited number of your supervisory employees to attend. Training instruction covers franchise administrative matters, bookkeeping and reporting systems, marketing, customer service and technical training. We do not require persons owning offices which convert from the Predecessor Company's "Home Inspection Consultants" network to attend the initial training program. |
| Support | |
| Business Round Table | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Criterium Engineers | Every other year, we host a conference with featured speakers addressing a wide range of engineering and business development topics. We also sponsor additional programs, webinars and seminars periodically, to keep our engineers updated and informed about relevant engineering- and real estate-related developments and trends. Technical support Business support Marketing support |
| Marketing | |
| Business Round Table | Ad slicks |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Operations | |
| Business Round Table | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| Criterium Engineers | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Business Round Table | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Business Round Table | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| International Expansion | |
| Business Round Table | |
| Criterium Engineers | |