Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| OpenWorks | Classic Commercial Services | |
| Investment | 15000 - 150000 | 85000 - 158000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5-10% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1983 | 1973 |
| Year Franchised | 1983 | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| OpenWorks | Classic Commercial Services | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| OpenWorks | Classic Commercial Services | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | Yes | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| OpenWorks | Classic Commercial Services | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | We provide our clients with 24-hour live customer assistance, and immediate response attention from your dedicated account managers for any Emergency service |
| Marketing | Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 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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| OpenWorks | Classic Commercial Services | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Classic Commercial Services | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Classic Commercial Services | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| OpenWorks | 5-10% |
| Classic Commercial Services | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Classic Commercial Services | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| OpenWorks | 1983 |
| Classic Commercial Services | 1973 |
| Year Franchised | |
| OpenWorks | 1983 |
| Classic Commercial Services | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| OpenWorks | 10 years |
| Classic Commercial Services | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Classic Commercial Services | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| OpenWorks | General business experience |
| Classic Commercial Services | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| OpenWorks | Yes |
| Classic Commercial Services | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Classic Commercial Services | |
| Equipment | |
| OpenWorks} | |
| Classic Commercial Services | |
| Inventory | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Classic Commercial Services | |
| Receivables | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Classic Commercial Services | |
| Payroll | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Classic Commercial Services | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Classic Commercial Services | |
| Support | |
| OpenWorks | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Classic Commercial Services | We provide our clients with 24-hour live customer assistance, and immediate response attention from your dedicated account managers for any Emergency service |
| Marketing | |
| OpenWorks | Regional advertising |
| Classic Commercial Services | |
| Operations | |
| OpenWorks | Franchise can be run from home. 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) |
| Classic Commercial Services | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Classic Commercial Services | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Classic Commercial Services | |
| International Expansion | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Classic Commercial Services | |