Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Manufacturing Management Associates | Criterium Engineers | |
| Investment | 25000 - 25000 | 66175 - 125950 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1982 | 1957 |
| Year Franchised | 1990 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Manufacturing Management Associates | Criterium Engineers | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Manufacturing Management Associates | Criterium Engineers | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Manufacturing Management Associates | 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, Meetings, 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 | 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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| Manufacturing Management Associates | Criterium Engineers | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | 5% |
| Criterium Engineers | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Year Founded | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | 1982 |
| Criterium Engineers | 1957 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | 1990 |
| Criterium Engineers | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | 10 years |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | To be determined |
| Criterium Engineers | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | Industry experience General business experience |
| Criterium Engineers | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | Yes |
| Criterium Engineers | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Equipment | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates} | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Inventory | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Receivables | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Payroll | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| 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 | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | Newsletter, Meetings, 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 | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | Co-op advertising |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| Criterium Engineers | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | 0 |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| International Expansion | |
| Manufacturing Management Associates | |
| Criterium Engineers | |