Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ready Decks | HomePros | |
| Investment | 144000 - 213000 | 101285 - 143475 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2001 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ready Decks | HomePros | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Basic home repair skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Ready Decks | HomePros | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| 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 | HomePros | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, 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. 28% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Ready Decks | HomePros | |
| 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 | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomePros | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomePros | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ready Decks | 5% |
| HomePros | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomePros | |
| Year Founded | |
| Ready Decks | 2001 |
| HomePros | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ready Decks | 2005 |
| HomePros | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ready Decks | 10 years |
| HomePros | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ready Decks | $14,500 |
| HomePros | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomePros | Industry experience General business experience Basic home repair skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ready Decks | No |
| HomePros | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomePros | |
| Equipment | |
| Ready Decks} | |
| HomePros | |
| Inventory | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomePros | |
| Receivables | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomePros | |
| Payroll | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomePros | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Ready Decks | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| HomePros | |
| Support | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomePros | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomePros | 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. |
| HomePros | Franchise can be run from home. 28% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 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 |
| HomePros | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomePros | |
| International Expansion | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomePros | |