Steam Brothers Inc.

Founded: 1977 Franchising since: 1984
After 16 years in the supermarket business, Adam Leier was looking for a way to go into business for himself. He purchased Steam Brothers, an existing cleaning business, in 1977 and began franchising in 1984. Steam Brothers has locations throughout the Midwest and is based in Bismarck, North Dakota.

2124 E. Sweet Ave. Bismarck, North dakota 58504-6023

Phone: (800)767-5064 Franchisee Association National Advisory Council

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 2 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2006	24	0	0	0
2005	24	0	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Midwest, Nebraska, South dakota, United states, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 35,000-150,000 population

Special Programs
Steam Brothers has a Royalty Rebate Incentive Program for successful franchisees, and gives a Franchise of the Year Award, which recognizes a franchise location for overall professionalism.

Total investment: $22K-53.5K Franchise fee: $16K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5-6.5% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Third-party financing source(s): leasing company

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $60K
Cash liquidity requirement: $22K

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)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 5 days
• At franchisee's location: As needed

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks