The Gutter Guys vs MarbleLife Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of The Gutter Guys vs MarbleLife including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
The Gutter Guys Franchise
MarbleLife Franchise
Investment $91,700$56,000 - $140,000
Franchise Fee $15,000$19,900
Royalty Fee 5%6%
Advertising Fee -2%
Year Founded 19881989
Year Franchised 20001989
Term Of Agreement 10 years10 years
Term Of Agreement 10 years10 years
Renewal Fee 25% of franchise fee-


Business Experience Requirements

 
The Gutter Guys Franchise
MarbleLife Franchise
Experience
  • Marketing skills
  • People skills, good work ethic
  • If you know you could sell a national account, if only you had the application network, this is your opportunity. Plug in, and benefit from your sales abilities. If you love to work with your hands and deliver beautiful results and stunning compliments, this is a business that will make you smile with the client and with your banker. We are looking for motivated reliable partners committed to provide our clients a quality service in order to complete the build out of our North American network. If this sounds like a fit, contact us today.

    Financing Options

     
    The Gutter Guys Franchise
    MarbleLife Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/NoNo/Yes
    Start-up Costs No/NoNo/Yes
    Equipment No/YesNo/Yes
    Inventory No/NoNo/Yes
    Receivables No/NoNo/No
    Payroll No/NoNo/No

    Training & Support

     
    The Gutter Guys Franchise
    MarbleLife Franchise
    Training --
    Support Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperativesNewsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertisingAd slicks
    Operations Franchise can be run from home.

    10% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 7

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

    Franchise can be run from home.

    25% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (97% of current franchisees are owner/operators)


    Expansion Plans

     
    The Gutter Guys Franchise
    MarbleLife Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion NoNo
    International Expansion NoYes

    Company Overviews

    About The Gutter Guys

    The Gutter Guys was founded by Michael Williams in 1988. Michael had been working in the restaurant and hospitality business for the previous fifteen years and needed gutters and downspouts on his new home. Amazed at the total lack of professionalism in the gutter companies he encountered while getting gutter installation estimates, he decided to start The Gutter Guys. Using his extensive knowledge of and passion for customer service, Michael's company now serves more than 300,000 happy customers throughout four mid-Atlantic states: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

    Not only did Michael develop the recipe to satisfy his customers, he also found the right recipe to recruit and retain quality employees. While discussing how to utilize and reward skilled employees with his business advisor and CPA Chuck Johnson, the idea of franchising came up. Not franchising in the normal sense, but as a way to expand the geographic area the business served and give employees an opportunity to become self employed while remaining with The Gutter Guys.

    Chuck was so instrumental in helping to develop a system to give The Gutter Guys' employees a chance to become franchise owners that he was invited to join the company. Chuck accepted and sold his well-established accounting practice to join The Gutters Guys full time. Since that time, we have helped twelve of our employees become self employed franchisees of The Gutter Guys.

    About MarbleLife

    MARBLELIFE provides restoration and maintenance services for marble, concrete, granite, terrazzo, other natural stone, vinyl, tile and grout surfaces. MARBLELIFE diagnosis cause, prescribes solutions, and provides application services to residential, commercial, medical and industrial building owners. While others only clean, MARBLELIFE specializes in formulating solutions designed to address problems resulting in not just restored appearance, but solutions designed to enhance our clients lives, building appearances, and interior building safety and health.

    VetFran discount - 10% off the initial franchise fee