Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ready Decks | A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Investment | 144000 - 213000 | 120500 - 150900 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2001 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ready Decks | A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Ready Decks | A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | Yes |
| Payroll | No | Yes |
Training & Support |
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| Ready Decks | A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | Franchise can be run from home. 8% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Ready Decks | A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Ready Decks | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ready Decks | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ready Decks | 5% |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ready Decks | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Year Founded | |
| Ready Decks | 2001 |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ready Decks | 2005 |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ready Decks | 10 years |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ready Decks | $14,500 |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ready Decks | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ready Decks | No |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ready Decks | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Equipment | |
| Ready Decks} | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Inventory | |
| Ready Decks | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Receivables | |
| Ready Decks | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Payroll | |
| Ready Decks | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Ready Decks | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Support | |
| Ready Decks | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Ready Decks | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Ready Decks | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Franchise can be run from home. 8% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Ready Decks | 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 |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Ready Decks | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Ready Decks | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |