Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Blind Man of America | Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Investment | 45500 - 69100 | 495000 - 495000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4.30% | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1991 | 1902 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Blind Man of America | Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Blind Man of America | Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Blind Man of America | Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Training | Administrative & service management | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| 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) | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 14 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Blind Man of America | Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Blind Man of America | 4.30% |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Year Founded | |
| Blind Man of America | 1991 |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | 1902 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Blind Man of America | 1996 |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Blind Man of America | 5 years |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Blind Man of America | $1K |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Blind Man of America | No |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Equipment | |
| Blind Man of America} | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Inventory | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Receivables | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Payroll | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Administrative & service management |
| Support | |
| Blind Man of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Blind Man of America | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| 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) |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 14 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
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, |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |