Applied Energy Partners vs Premier Pools & Spas Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Applied Energy Partners vs Premier Pools & Spas including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Applied Energy Partners Franchise	Premier Pools & Spas Franchise
Investment	N/A	$38,000 - $97,500
Franchise Fee	N/A	$30,000
Royalty Fee	-	2.25%
Advertising Fee	-	up to 1%
Year Founded	-	1988
Year Franchised	-	2014
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Applied Energy Partners Franchise	Premier Pools & Spas Franchise
Experience	-	-
Financing Options
	Applied Energy Partners Franchise	Premier Pools & Spas Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	-/-	-/-
Start-up Costs	-/-	-/-
Equipment	-/-	-/-
Inventory	-/-	-/-
Receivables	-/-	-/-
Payroll	-/-	-/-
Training & Support
	Applied Energy Partners Franchise	Premier Pools & Spas Franchise
Training	-	On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 24 hours Additional Training: Annual training summit
Support	-	Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform
Marketing	-	Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app
Operations	-	-
Expansion Plans
	Applied Energy Partners Franchise	Premier Pools & Spas Franchise
US Expansion	-	Yes
Canada Expansion	-	-
International Expansion	-	Yes

Company Overviews

About Applied Energy Partners

Applied Energy Partners provides comprehensive energy management services to government, commercial and industrial customers in 18 deregulated states (electricity) and 48 states for gas and green power. Our services include reducing energy consumption, buying energy with maximum competition, and ‘going green' with minimal cost/risk. Our Partners build long-term revenues by leveraging previous business relationships and adding new ones.

About Premier Pools & Spas

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Are you a great builder who is looking for a way to grow your business quickly but are not quite sure how to do it? Premier Pools & Spas has a 28 year proven business model that has already helped over forty builders like you become leaders in their local markets in a short amount of time.When you become a Premier Pools franchisee, you immediately become part of the country’s largest and fastest growing pool company, have instant brand recognition, great buying power, better warranties, and cutting edge marketing services and support. Our company culture is unlike any other as our franchisees are supportive of each other, share knowledge, and celebrate successes.