Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Home Owners Club of America | Surface Specialists | |
| Investment | 85000 - 110000 | 43200 - 56000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1993 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Home Owners Club of America | Surface Specialists | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications helpful but not required) | |
Financing Options |
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| Home Owners Club of America | Surface Specialists | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Home Owners Club of America | Surface Specialists | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 57-73 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours Follow-up training available at franchisee's location | |
| Support | * Computer Software Package, custom designed for the operation of HOCOA * Specified Territory * Marketing Plan * Computer Training Manual * Operations Manual * Artwork and use of Recognized Logo * Support Services * Training Seminar * Annual Franchise Seminar * Webpage and link to the Corporate Site | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Home Owners Club of America | Surface Specialists | |
| 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 | |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Home Owners Club of America | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Home Owners Club of America | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Home Owners Club of America | |
| Surface Specialists | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Home Owners Club of America | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Year Founded | |
| Home Owners Club of America | 1993 |
| Surface Specialists | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Home Owners Club of America | 1999 |
| Surface Specialists | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Home Owners Club of America | |
| Surface Specialists | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Home Owners Club of America | |
| Surface Specialists | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Home Owners Club of America | |
| Surface Specialists | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications helpful but not required) |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Home Owners Club of America | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Home Owners Club of America | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Equipment | |
| Home Owners Club of America} | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Inventory | |
| Home Owners Club of America | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Receivables | |
| Home Owners Club of America | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Payroll | |
| Home Owners Club of America | |
| Surface Specialists | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Home Owners Club of America | |
| Surface Specialists | On-The-Job Training: 57-73 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours Follow-up training available at franchisee's location |
| Support | |
| Home Owners Club of America | * Computer Software Package, custom designed for the operation of HOCOA * Specified Territory * Marketing Plan * Computer Training Manual * Operations Manual * Artwork and use of Recognized Logo * Support Services * Training Seminar * Annual Franchise Seminar * Webpage and link to the Corporate Site |
| Surface Specialists | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Home Owners Club of America | |
| Surface Specialists | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development |
| Operations | |
| Home Owners Club of America | |
| Surface Specialists | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Home Owners Club of America | |
| Surface Specialists | 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 | |
| Home Owners Club of America | |
| Surface Specialists | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Home Owners Club of America | |
| Surface Specialists | |