Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| United Financial Services Group | Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
| Investment | 202000 - 261000 | 19990 - 19990 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 0.20% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1977 | 2017 |
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 2017 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| United Financial Services Group | Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| United Financial Services Group | Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
| 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 | Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
| 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 | Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
| 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, | 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 | |
| United Financial Services Group | |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| United Financial Services Group | |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| United Financial Services Group | 0.20% |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| United Financial Services Group | |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
| Year Founded | |
| United Financial Services Group | 1977 |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | 2017 |
| Year Franchised | |
| United Financial Services Group | 1991 |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | 2017 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| United Financial Services Group | 15 years |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| United Financial Services Group | 25% of then current fee |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| United Financial Services Group | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| United Financial Services Group | No |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| United Financial Services Group | |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
| Equipment | |
| United Financial Services Group} | |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
| Inventory | |
| United Financial Services Group | |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
| Receivables | |
| United Financial Services Group | |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
| Payroll | |
| United Financial Services Group | |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| United Financial Services Group | |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
| Support | |
| United Financial Services Group | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
| Marketing | |
| United Financial Services Group | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
| 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) |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
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, |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | 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 | |
| United Financial Services Group | |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |
| International Expansion | |
| United Financial Services Group | |
| Platinum Preferred Financial Group | |