Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Closet Factory | Hello Garage | |
| Investment | 208500 - 356000 | 114409 - 137154 |
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| Royalty Fee | 6.75% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1983 | 2019 |
| Year Franchised | 1985 | 2020 |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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| Closet Factory | Hello Garage | |
| Experience | You are not required to have closet industry experience or even know how to use a hammer. Experience managing a business successfully or having a background in sales, management or marketing can be helpful. Closet Factory requires that the franchisee participate in the day-to-day management of the business; this is not an absentee ownership business. | |
Financing Options |
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| Closet Factory | Hello Garage | |
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Training & Support |
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| Closet Factory | Hello Garage | |
| Training | Closet Factory provides you with a total of six weeks of training for you and your staff. Two weeks of franchisee training are provided at our corporate offices. During the grand opening of your location, our sales trainer will provide you and your staff with two weeks of on-site sales, design, and administrative training. In addition, our operations trainer will spend two weeks guiding the setup of your factory and training you and your operations staff basic in manufacturing and installation. You will be provided our entire library of training materials and have access to additional resources designed to enhance the performance of the business, including ClosetWare, our proprietary master control software that is used to run each element of a Closet Factory business. On-The-Job Training: 160 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours | |
| Support | Our corporate staff guides and assists you as you need it. Our in-house graphics department advertising campaigns maintain the Closet Factory brand image. Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 6 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Closet Factory | Hello Garage | |
| US Expansion | 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 | |
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| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Franchise Fee | |
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| Royalty Fee | |
| Closet Factory | 6.75% |
| Hello Garage | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Closet Factory | |
| Hello Garage | |
| Year Founded | |
| Closet Factory | 1983 |
| Hello Garage | 2019 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Closet Factory | 1985 |
| Hello Garage | 2020 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Closet Factory | |
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| Renewal Fee | |
| Closet Factory | |
| Hello Garage | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Closet Factory | You are not required to have closet industry experience or even know how to use a hammer. Experience managing a business successfully or having a background in sales, management or marketing can be helpful. Closet Factory requires that the franchisee participate in the day-to-day management of the business; this is not an absentee ownership business. |
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Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
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| Start-up Costs | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Inventory | |
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| Receivables | |
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| Payroll | |
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Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Closet Factory | Closet Factory provides you with a total of six weeks of training for you and your staff. Two weeks of franchisee training are provided at our corporate offices. During the grand opening of your location, our sales trainer will provide you and your staff with two weeks of on-site sales, design, and administrative training. In addition, our operations trainer will spend two weeks guiding the setup of your factory and training you and your operations staff basic in manufacturing and installation. You will be provided our entire library of training materials and have access to additional resources designed to enhance the performance of the business, including ClosetWare, our proprietary master control software that is used to run each element of a Closet Factory business. On-The-Job Training: 160 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours |
| Hello Garage | |
| Support | |
| Closet Factory | Our corporate staff guides and assists you as you need it. Our in-house graphics department advertising campaigns maintain the Closet Factory brand image. Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Hello Garage | |
| Marketing | |
| Closet Factory | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Hello Garage | |
| Operations | |
| Closet Factory | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 6 |
| Hello Garage | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Closet Factory | |
| Hello Garage | 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 | |
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| International Expansion | |
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