Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ready Decks | Steam Brothers | |
| Investment | 144000 - 213000 | 22000 - 53500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5-6.5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2001 | 1977 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ready Decks | Steam Brothers | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Ready Decks | Steam Brothers | |
| 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 | Steam Brothers | |
| 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. 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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| Ready Decks | 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 |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ready Decks | 5% |
| Steam Brothers | 5-6.5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Year Founded | |
| Ready Decks | 2001 |
| Steam Brothers | 1977 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ready Decks | 2005 |
| Steam Brothers | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ready Decks | 10 years |
| Steam Brothers | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ready Decks | $14,500 |
| Steam Brothers | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Steam Brothers | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ready Decks | No |
| Steam Brothers | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Equipment | |
| Ready Decks} | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Inventory | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Receivables | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Payroll | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Steam Brothers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Ready Decks | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Support | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Steam Brothers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Steam Brothers | 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. |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Steam Brothers | Mid West, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| International Expansion | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Steam Brothers | |