Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Criterium Engineers | Ahead Human Resources | |
| Investment | 66175 - 125950 | 80100 - 171700 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1957 | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Criterium Engineers | Ahead Human Resources | |
| Experience | Applicants evaluated by individual merits | |
Financing Options |
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| Criterium Engineers | Ahead Human Resources | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Criterium Engineers | Ahead Human Resources | |
| 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 | 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 | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Criterium Engineers | Ahead Human Resources | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Criterium Engineers | 6% |
| Ahead Human Resources | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Year Founded | |
| Criterium Engineers | 1957 |
| Ahead Human Resources | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Criterium Engineers | 0 |
| Ahead Human Resources | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Ahead Human Resources | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Ahead Human Resources | Applicants evaluated by individual merits |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Criterium Engineers | Yes |
| Ahead Human Resources | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Equipment | |
| Criterium Engineers} | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Inventory | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Receivables | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Payroll | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| 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. |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Support | |
| 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 |
| Ahead Human Resources | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Ahead Human Resources | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Ahead Human Resources | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |
| International Expansion | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Ahead Human Resources | |