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Entrepreneur: Start & Grow Your Business

The Owner/Builder Network

Residential construction consulting services

Background

Founded: 1997 Franchising since: 2005
1809 Goff Cove
Beebe, Arkansas 72012
Phone:
(281)798-5911


Franchisor has 20 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2007 19 0 0 5
2006 10 0 0 4
2005 0 0 0 4

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Vermont, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Varies

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $51.4K-218.3K
Franchise fee: $5K-35K
Ongoing royalty fee: $400/mo.
Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable


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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $50K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
  • Sales skills a plus

Operations
  • 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 3
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 1 week
  • At franchisee's location: 1 week
  • Field training : 2 weeks

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Grand opening
  • Internet
  • Security/safety procedures
  • Field operations/evaluations
  • Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support
  • Ad slicks
  • National media
  • Regional advertising