Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | Blind Man of America | |
| Investment | 187261 - 383750 | 45500 - 69100 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 4.30% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 0 | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | Blind Man of America | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | Blind Man of America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | Blind Man of America | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 0% 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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| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | Blind Man of America | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | 3% |
| Blind Man of America | 4.30% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Year Founded | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | 0 |
| Blind Man of America | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | 0 |
| Blind Man of America | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | |
| Blind Man of America | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | |
| Blind Man of America | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | |
| Blind Man of America | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Equipment | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets} | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Inventory | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Receivables | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Payroll | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | |
| Blind Man of America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Support | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | |
| Blind Man of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line |
| Marketing | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | |
| Blind Man of America | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | |
| Blind Man of America | Franchise can be run from home. 0% 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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| US Expansion | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | |
| Blind Man of America | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| International Expansion | |
| Big Bob's Flooring Outlets | |
| Blind Man of America | |