Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Criterium Engineers | Crestcom | |
| Investment | 66175 - 125950 | 85345 - 101699 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 35.50% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1957 | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1991 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Criterium Engineers | Crestcom | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Criterium Engineers | Crestcom | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Criterium Engineers | Crestcom | |
| 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. | Classroom Training: 44 hours Additional Training: Bi-annual meetings |
| 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 | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Criterium Engineers | Crestcom | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Crestcom | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Crestcom | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Criterium Engineers | 6% |
| Crestcom | 35.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Crestcom | |
| Year Founded | |
| Criterium Engineers | 1957 |
| Crestcom | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Criterium Engineers | 0 |
| Crestcom | 1991 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Crestcom | 7 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Crestcom | $500 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Crestcom | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Criterium Engineers | Yes |
| Crestcom | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Crestcom | |
| Equipment | |
| Criterium Engineers} | |
| Crestcom | |
| Inventory | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Crestcom | |
| Receivables | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Crestcom | |
| Payroll | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Crestcom | |
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. |
| Crestcom | Classroom Training: 44 hours Additional Training: Bi-annual meetings |
| 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 |
| Crestcom | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Crestcom | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Crestcom | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Crestcom | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Crestcom | |
| International Expansion | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Crestcom | |