Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Blind Man of America | Floors to go | |
| Investment | 45500 - 69100 | 34500 - 72250 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4.30% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1991 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Blind Man of America | Floors to go | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Blind Man of America | Floors to go | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Blind Man of America | Floors to go | |
| 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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| Blind Man of America | Floors to go | |
| 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, | 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Floors to go | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Floors to go | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Blind Man of America | 4.30% |
| Floors to go | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Floors to go | |
| Year Founded | |
| Blind Man of America | 1991 |
| Floors to go | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Blind Man of America | 1996 |
| Floors to go | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Blind Man of America | 5 years |
| Floors to go | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Blind Man of America | $1K |
| Floors to go | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Floors to go | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Blind Man of America | No |
| Floors to go | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Floors to go | |
| Equipment | |
| Blind Man of America} | |
| Floors to go | |
| Inventory | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Floors to go | |
| Receivables | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Floors to go | |
| Payroll | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Floors to go | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Floors to go | |
| Support | |
| Blind Man of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line |
| Floors to go | |
| Marketing | |
| Blind Man of America | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Floors to go | |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| Floors to go | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 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, |
| Floors to go | 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 | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Floors to go | |
| International Expansion | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Floors to go | |