Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| CRATE | American Leak Detection | |
| Investment | 100424 - 177999 | 76755 - 259550 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 2%-4% | 6-10% |
| Advertising Fee | $38,500 - $42,000 annually | |
| Year Founded | 2011 | 1974 |
| Year Franchised | 2015 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| CRATE | American Leak Detection | |
| Experience | We're looking to partner with motivated entrepreneurs who have liquid funds amounting to at least 150% of the figures listed in Item 7 of CRATE's Franchise Disclosure Document, and proper licensing. | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| CRATE | American Leak Detection | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| CRATE | American Leak Detection | |
| Training | Ongoing | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Annual convention |
| Support | CRATE franchisees receive ongoing training and support with everything from lead screening, marketing, sales, project management, field implementation, and security/safety procedures. CRATE's 24/7 support team offers contractors the benefit of warmed up leads and setting up initial walk-throughs. | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising National Media Regional Advertising SEO Website development | |
| Operations | Our time-tested business model equips contractors with the necessary tools to offer a residential construction business which offers affordable remodeling for kitchens and bathrooms to customers wishing to implement a high-end renovation to an existing kitchen or bathroom layout. Our system is designed to maximized efficiency, as well as profit-per-workday. | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 7% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| CRATE | American Leak Detection | |
| US Expansion | Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon | |
| 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 | Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Mexico, South America, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| CRATE | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| CRATE | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| CRATE | 2%-4% |
| American Leak Detection | 6-10% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| CRATE | $38,500 - $42,000 annually |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Year Founded | |
| CRATE | 2011 |
| American Leak Detection | 1974 |
| Year Franchised | |
| CRATE | 2015 |
| American Leak Detection | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| CRATE | |
| American Leak Detection | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| CRATE | |
| American Leak Detection | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| CRATE | We're looking to partner with motivated entrepreneurs who have liquid funds amounting to at least 150% of the figures listed in Item 7 of CRATE's Franchise Disclosure Document, and proper licensing. |
| American Leak Detection | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| American Leak Detection | |
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| Receivables | |
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Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| CRATE | Ongoing |
| American Leak Detection | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Annual convention |
| Support | |
| CRATE | CRATE franchisees receive ongoing training and support with everything from lead screening, marketing, sales, project management, field implementation, and security/safety procedures. CRATE's 24/7 support team offers contractors the benefit of warmed up leads and setting up initial walk-throughs. |
| American Leak Detection | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| CRATE | |
| American Leak Detection | Co-op Advertising National Media Regional Advertising SEO Website development |
| Operations | |
| CRATE | Our time-tested business model equips contractors with the necessary tools to offer a residential construction business which offers affordable remodeling for kitchens and bathrooms to customers wishing to implement a high-end renovation to an existing kitchen or bathroom layout. Our system is designed to maximized efficiency, as well as profit-per-workday. |
| American Leak Detection | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 7% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| CRATE | Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| CRATE | |
| American Leak Detection | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| CRATE | |
| American Leak Detection | Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Mexico, South America, Western Europe, |