Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Signature Alert Security | Sonitrol | |
| Investment | 22000 - 42000 | 148000 - 474000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 10% | 2.50% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1999 | 1964 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Signature Alert Security | Sonitrol | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Signature Alert Security | Sonitrol | |
| 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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| Signature Alert Security | Sonitrol | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising | Ad slicks |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Signature Alert Security | Sonitrol | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Signature Alert Security | |
| Sonitrol | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Signature Alert Security | |
| Sonitrol | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Signature Alert Security | 10% |
| Sonitrol | 2.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Signature Alert Security | |
| Sonitrol | |
| Year Founded | |
| Signature Alert Security | 1999 |
| Sonitrol | 1964 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Signature Alert Security | 2003 |
| Sonitrol | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Signature Alert Security | 10 years |
| Sonitrol | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Signature Alert Security | $3K |
| Sonitrol | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Signature Alert Security | |
| Sonitrol | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Signature Alert Security | No |
| Sonitrol | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Signature Alert Security | |
| Sonitrol | |
| Equipment | |
| Signature Alert Security} | |
| Sonitrol | |
| Inventory | |
| Signature Alert Security | |
| Sonitrol | |
| Receivables | |
| Signature Alert Security | |
| Sonitrol | |
| Payroll | |
| Signature Alert Security | |
| Sonitrol | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Signature Alert Security | |
| Sonitrol | |
| Support | |
| Signature Alert Security | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Sonitrol | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Signature Alert Security | Co-op advertising |
| Sonitrol | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Signature Alert Security | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Sonitrol | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Signature Alert Security | |
| Sonitrol | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Signature Alert Security | 0 |
| Sonitrol | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Signature Alert Security | |
| Sonitrol | |