Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Steam Brothers | Delta Disaster Services | |
| Investment | 22000 - 53500 | 129675 - 269475 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5-6.5% | 4%-7% |
| Advertising Fee | to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1977 | 2006 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2010 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Steam Brothers | Delta Disaster Services | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Steam Brothers | Delta Disaster Services | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Steam Brothers | Delta Disaster Services | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 23-63 hours Classroom Training: 50-61 hours Additional Training: Ongoing training by phone/webinar | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | 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) | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 3 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Steam Brothers | Delta Disaster Services | |
| US Expansion | Mid West, | 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 | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Delta Disaster Services | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Delta Disaster Services | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | 5-6.5% |
| Delta Disaster Services | 4%-7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Delta Disaster Services | to 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Steam Brothers | 1977 |
| Delta Disaster Services | 2006 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Steam Brothers | 1984 |
| Delta Disaster Services | 2010 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Steam Brothers | 10 years |
| Delta Disaster Services | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Steam Brothers | $1K |
| Delta Disaster Services | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Delta Disaster Services | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Steam Brothers | No |
| Delta Disaster Services | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Delta Disaster Services | |
| Equipment | |
| Steam Brothers} | |
| Delta Disaster Services | |
| Inventory | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Delta Disaster Services | |
| Receivables | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Delta Disaster Services | |
| Payroll | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Delta Disaster Services | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Delta Disaster Services | On-The-Job Training: 23-63 hours Classroom Training: 50-61 hours Additional Training: Ongoing training by phone/webinar |
| Support | |
| Steam Brothers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Delta Disaster Services | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Steam Brothers | Ad slicks |
| Delta Disaster Services | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| Delta Disaster Services | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 3 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Steam Brothers | Mid West, |
| Delta Disaster Services | 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 | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Delta Disaster Services | |
| International Expansion | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Delta Disaster Services | |