Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| WIN Home Inspection | AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Investment | 28745 - 36870 | 53550 - 72310 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 4% | 3% |
| Year Founded | 1994 | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 1988 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| WIN Home Inspection | AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| WIN Home Inspection | AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| WIN Home Inspection | AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online pre-training, 40 hours; at training facility, 2 weeks | (Franchisee location training by correspondence) |
| Support | Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed | Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| WIN Home Inspection | AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| US Expansion | 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| WIN Home Inspection | 7% |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| WIN Home Inspection | 4% |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| WIN Home Inspection | 1994 |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | |
| WIN Home Inspection | 1995 |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 1988 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Equipment | |
| WIN Home Inspection} | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Inventory | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Receivables | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Payroll | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| WIN Home Inspection | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online pre-training, 40 hours; at training facility, 2 weeks |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | (Franchisee location training by correspondence) |
| Support | |
| WIN Home Inspection | Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| WIN Home Inspection | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| WIN Home Inspection | Absentee Ownership Allowed |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| WIN Home Inspection | 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 |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| WIN Home Inspection | |
| AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | |