Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| DOTI Design Stores | Apricot Lane | |
| Investment | 290000 - 398000 | 137150 - 361800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5.50% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1983 | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| DOTI Design Stores | Apricot Lane | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Management experience | |
Financing Options |
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| DOTI Design Stores | Apricot Lane | |
| 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 | Apricot Lane | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| DOTI Design Stores | Apricot Lane | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, 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, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| DOTI Design Stores | 6% |
| Apricot Lane | 5.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Year Founded | |
| DOTI Design Stores | 1983 |
| Apricot Lane | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | |
| DOTI Design Stores | 1999 |
| Apricot Lane | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| DOTI Design Stores | 5 years |
| Apricot Lane | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Apricot Lane | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| DOTI Design Stores | General business experience Marketing skills Management experience |
| Apricot Lane | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| DOTI Design Stores | No |
| Apricot Lane | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Equipment | |
| DOTI Design Stores} | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Inventory | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Receivables | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Payroll | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Apricot Lane | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Support | |
| DOTI Design Stores | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Apricot Lane | 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 |
| Apricot Lane | |
| 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) |
| Apricot Lane | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Apricot Lane | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, 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, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| International Expansion | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Apricot Lane | |