Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ready Decks | American Leak Detection | |
| Investment | 144000 - 213000 | 76755 - 259550 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6-10% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2001 | 1974 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ready Decks | American Leak Detection | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Ready Decks | American Leak Detection | |
| 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 | American Leak Detection | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Annual convention |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising National Media Regional Advertising SEO Website development | |
| 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. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 7% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Ready Decks | American Leak Detection | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion | Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Mexico, South America, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Ready Decks | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ready Decks | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ready Decks | 5% |
| American Leak Detection | 6-10% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ready Decks | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Year Founded | |
| Ready Decks | 2001 |
| American Leak Detection | 1974 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ready Decks | 2005 |
| American Leak Detection | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ready Decks | 10 years |
| American Leak Detection | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ready Decks | $14,500 |
| American Leak Detection | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ready Decks | |
| American Leak Detection | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ready Decks | No |
| American Leak Detection | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ready Decks | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Equipment | |
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| American Leak Detection | |
| Inventory | |
| Ready Decks | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Receivables | |
| Ready Decks | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Payroll | |
| Ready Decks | |
| American Leak Detection | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Ready Decks | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| American Leak Detection | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Annual convention |
| Support | |
| Ready Decks | |
| American Leak Detection | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Ready Decks | |
| American Leak Detection | Co-op Advertising National Media Regional Advertising SEO Website development |
| 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. |
| American Leak Detection | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 7% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% 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 |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Ready Decks | |
| American Leak Detection | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Ready Decks | |
| American Leak Detection | Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Mexico, South America, Western Europe, |