Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| United Financial Services Group | Centum | |
| Investment | 202000 - 261000 | 100000 - 100000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 0.20% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1977 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| United Financial Services Group | Centum | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| United Financial Services Group | Centum | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| United Financial Services Group | Centum | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| United Financial Services Group | Centum | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| United Financial Services Group | |
| Centum | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| United Financial Services Group | |
| Centum | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| United Financial Services Group | 0.20% |
| Centum | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| United Financial Services Group | |
| Centum | |
| Year Founded | |
| United Financial Services Group | 1977 |
| Centum | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| United Financial Services Group | 1991 |
| Centum | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| United Financial Services Group | 15 years |
| Centum | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| United Financial Services Group | 25% of then current fee |
| Centum | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| United Financial Services Group | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Centum | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| United Financial Services Group | No |
| Centum | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| United Financial Services Group | |
| Centum | |
| Equipment | |
| United Financial Services Group} | |
| Centum | |
| Inventory | |
| United Financial Services Group | |
| Centum | |
| Receivables | |
| United Financial Services Group | |
| Centum | |
| Payroll | |
| United Financial Services Group | |
| Centum | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| United Financial Services Group | |
| Centum | |
| Support | |
| United Financial Services Group | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Centum | |
| Marketing | |
| United Financial Services Group | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Centum | |
| Operations | |
| United Financial Services Group | 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Centum | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| United Financial Services Group | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Centum | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| United Financial Services Group | |
| Centum | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| United Financial Services Group | |
| Centum | |