Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ready Decks | Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Investment | 144000 - 213000 | 46200 - 410100 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6-8% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2001 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ready Decks | Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Ready Decks | Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Ready Decks | Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| 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 | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Ready Decks | Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| 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 | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ready Decks | 5% |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 6-8% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Year Founded | |
| Ready Decks | 2001 |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ready Decks | 2005 |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ready Decks | 10 years |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ready Decks | $14,500 |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ready Decks | No |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Equipment | |
| Ready Decks} | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Inventory | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Receivables | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Payroll | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Ready Decks | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Support | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| 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. |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% 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 |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Ace DuraFlo Systems | |
| International Expansion | |
| Ready Decks | |
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