Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| PERMA-DRY Systems | Steam Brothers | |
| Investment | 180000 - 999999 | 22000 - 53500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5-6.5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1980 | 1977 |
| Year Franchised | 1990 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| PERMA-DRY Systems | Steam Brothers | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| PERMA-DRY Systems | Steam Brothers | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| PERMA-DRY Systems | Steam Brothers | |
| Training | Headquarters in Dartmouth, NS 2 Weeks | |
| Support | Central Data Processing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 1 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged | Franchise can be run from home. 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| PERMA-DRY Systems | Steam Brothers | |
| 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 | Mid West, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, United Kingdom |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | 5% |
| Steam Brothers | 5-6.5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Year Founded | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | 1980 |
| Steam Brothers | 1977 |
| Year Franchised | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | 1990 |
| Steam Brothers | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | 5 years +5 |
| Steam Brothers | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Steam Brothers | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Steam Brothers | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Equipment | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems} | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Inventory | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Receivables | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Payroll | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Steam Brothers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | Headquarters in Dartmouth, NS 2 Weeks |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Support | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | Central Data Processing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| Steam Brothers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Steam Brothers | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 1 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
| Steam Brothers | Franchise can be run from home. 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | 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 |
| Steam Brothers | Mid West, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| International Expansion | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | Canada, United Kingdom |
| Steam Brothers | |