Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Floor Depot | |
| Investment | 110000 - 120000 | 200000 - 250000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5-12.5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1963 | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Floor Depot | |
| Experience | Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Floor Depot | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Floor Depot | |
| Training | Ongoing training available | |
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 16.6% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Floor Depot | |
| US Expansion | Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, | 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Floor Depot | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Floor Depot | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | 5-12.5% |
| Floor Depot | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Floor Depot | |
| Year Founded | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | 1963 |
| Floor Depot | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | 1992 |
| Floor Depot | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | 10 years |
| Floor Depot | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Floor Depot | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Marketing skills |
| Floor Depot | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | No |
| Floor Depot | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Floor Depot | |
| Equipment | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings} | |
| Floor Depot | |
| Inventory | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Floor Depot | |
| Receivables | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Floor Depot | |
| Payroll | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Floor Depot | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Ongoing training available |
| Floor Depot | |
| Support | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Floor Depot | |
| Marketing | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Floor Depot | |
| Operations | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 16.6% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Floor Depot | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, |
| Floor Depot | 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 | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Floor Depot | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Floor Depot | |