Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Blind Man of America | Room Evolutions | |
| Investment | 45500 - 69100 | 190000 - 320000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4.30% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1991 | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Blind Man of America | Room Evolutions | |
| Experience | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. | |
Financing Options |
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| Blind Man of America | Room Evolutions | |
| 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 | Room Evolutions | |
| Training | Initial one week orientation and ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | Marketing materials are created and available |
| 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 | Room Evolutions | |
| 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, | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Blind Man of America | 4.30% |
| Room Evolutions | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Room Evolutions | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Blind Man of America | 1991 |
| Room Evolutions | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Blind Man of America | 1996 |
| Room Evolutions | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Blind Man of America | 5 years |
| Room Evolutions | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Blind Man of America | $1K |
| Room Evolutions | $5,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Room Evolutions | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Blind Man of America | No |
| Room Evolutions | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Equipment | |
| Blind Man of America} | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Inventory | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Receivables | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Payroll | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Room Evolutions | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Room Evolutions | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| Support | |
| Blind Man of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Marketing | |
| Blind Man of America | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Room Evolutions | Marketing materials are created and available |
| 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) |
| Room Evolutions | |
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, |
| Room Evolutions | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| International Expansion | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Room Evolutions | |