Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | Criterium Engineers | |
| Investment | 43450 - 104000 | 66175 - 125950 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1979 | 1957 |
| Year Franchised | 1993 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | Criterium Engineers | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | Criterium Engineers | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | Criterium Engineers | |
| Training | Regional training | Training is an intensive 5-days provided at our offices in Portland, Maine. We invite you and an unlimited number of your supervisory employees to attend. Training instruction covers franchise administrative matters, bookkeeping and reporting systems, marketing, customer service and technical training. We do not require persons owning offices which convert from the Predecessor Company's "Home Inspection Consultants" network to attend the initial training program. |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet | Every other year, we host a conference with featured speakers addressing a wide range of engineering and business development topics. We also sponsor additional programs, webinars and seminars periodically, to keep our engineers updated and informed about relevant engineering- and real estate-related developments and trends. Technical support Business support Marketing support |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media | |
| Operations | 7% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | Criterium Engineers | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | 4% |
| Criterium Engineers | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Year Founded | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | 1979 |
| Criterium Engineers | 1957 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | 1993 |
| Criterium Engineers | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | 10 years |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | General business experience |
| Criterium Engineers | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | No |
| Criterium Engineers | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Equipment | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network} | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Inventory | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Receivables | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Payroll | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | Regional training |
| Criterium Engineers | Training is an intensive 5-days provided at our offices in Portland, Maine. We invite you and an unlimited number of your supervisory employees to attend. Training instruction covers franchise administrative matters, bookkeeping and reporting systems, marketing, customer service and technical training. We do not require persons owning offices which convert from the Predecessor Company's "Home Inspection Consultants" network to attend the initial training program. |
| Support | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet |
| Criterium Engineers | Every other year, we host a conference with featured speakers addressing a wide range of engineering and business development topics. We also sponsor additional programs, webinars and seminars periodically, to keep our engineers updated and informed about relevant engineering- and real estate-related developments and trends. Technical support Business support Marketing support |
| Marketing | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | Co-op advertising, National media |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Operations | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | 7% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Criterium Engineers | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Criterium Engineers | |
| International Expansion | |
| Sunbelt Business Advisors Network | |
| Criterium Engineers | |