Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Criterium Engineers | Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| Investment | 66175 - 125950 | 25000 - 25000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1957 | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Criterium Engineers | Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Criterium Engineers | Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Criterium Engineers | Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| 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 | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising | |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Criterium Engineers | Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Criterium Engineers | 6% |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| Year Founded | |
| Criterium Engineers | 1957 |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Criterium Engineers | 0 |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | To be determined |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Criterium Engineers | Yes |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| Equipment | |
| Criterium Engineers} | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| Inventory | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| Receivables | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| Payroll | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |
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. |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| 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 |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | Co-op advertising |
| Operations | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |