Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Foliage Design Systems | Apricot Lane | |
| Investment | 44400 - 64400 | 137150 - 361800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5.50% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1971 | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | 1980 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Foliage Design Systems | Apricot Lane | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Sales experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Foliage Design Systems | 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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| Foliage Design Systems | Apricot Lane | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: Up to 32 hours Classroom Training: 51-72 hours | |
| Support | Ad Templates Social media SEO | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Social media SEO | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership 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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| Foliage Design Systems | Apricot Lane | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Foliage Design Systems | 6% |
| Apricot Lane | 5.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Year Founded | |
| Foliage Design Systems | 1971 |
| Apricot Lane | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Foliage Design Systems | 1980 |
| Apricot Lane | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Foliage Design Systems | 4-5 years |
| Apricot Lane | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Apricot Lane | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Foliage Design Systems | General business experience Marketing skills Sales experience |
| Apricot Lane | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Foliage Design Systems | No |
| Apricot Lane | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Equipment | |
| Foliage Design Systems} | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Inventory | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Receivables | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Payroll | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Apricot Lane | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Foliage Design Systems | On-The-Job Training: Up to 32 hours Classroom Training: 51-72 hours |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Support | |
| Foliage Design Systems | Ad Templates Social media SEO |
| Apricot Lane | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Foliage Design Systems | Ad Templates Social media SEO |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Operations | |
| Foliage Design Systems | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership 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 | |
| Foliage Design Systems | 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 |
| 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 | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| International Expansion | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Apricot Lane | |