Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| DOTI Design Stores | Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Investment | 290000 - 398000 | 283270 - 852975 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1983 | 1955 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| DOTI Design Stores | Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Management experience | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| DOTI Design Stores | Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| 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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| DOTI Design Stores | Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 9 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 90% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (30% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| DOTI Design Stores | Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| DOTI Design Stores | 6% |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Year Founded | |
| DOTI Design Stores | 1983 |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | 1955 |
| Year Franchised | |
| DOTI Design Stores | 1999 |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| DOTI Design Stores | 5 years |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | $2.5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| DOTI Design Stores | General business experience Marketing skills Management experience |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| DOTI Design Stores | No |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Equipment | |
| DOTI Design Stores} | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Inventory | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Receivables | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Payroll | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Support | |
| DOTI Design Stores | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| DOTI Design Stores | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| DOTI Design Stores | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 9 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 90% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (30% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |