Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HOCOA | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Investment | 101000 - 999999 | 157250 - 298500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | varies | |
| Advertising Fee | varies | |
| Year Founded | 1994 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HOCOA | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Experience | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required | |
Financing Options |
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| HOCOA | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| HOCOA | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1-4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| HOCOA | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| 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 | California, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| HOCOA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HOCOA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HOCOA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HOCOA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Year Founded | |
| HOCOA | 1994 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HOCOA | 1999 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HOCOA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HOCOA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HOCOA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HOCOA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HOCOA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Equipment | |
| HOCOA} | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Inventory | |
| HOCOA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Receivables | |
| HOCOA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Payroll | |
| HOCOA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| HOCOA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Support | |
| HOCOA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| HOCOA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| HOCOA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1-4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| HOCOA | 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 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | California, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| HOCOA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| HOCOA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |