Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Aladdin Doors | |
| Investment | 157250 - 298500 | 32400 - 99950 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | varies | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | varies | to 3% |
| Year Founded | 2011 | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | 2011 | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Aladdin Doors | |
| Experience | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required | |
Financing Options |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Aladdin Doors | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Receivables | No | Yes |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Aladdin Doors | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 60 hours Classroom Training: 20 hours Additional Training: Ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development |
| 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) | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 - 8 |
Expansion Plans |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Aladdin Doors | |
| US Expansion | California, | 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 | 0 | 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 | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Aladdin Doors | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Aladdin Doors | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Aladdin Doors | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Aladdin Doors | to 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Aladdin Doors | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Aladdin Doors | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| Aladdin Doors | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Aladdin Doors | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
| Aladdin Doors | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | No |
| Aladdin Doors | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Aladdin Doors | |
| Equipment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More} | |
| Aladdin Doors | |
| Inventory | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Aladdin Doors | |
| Receivables | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Aladdin Doors | |
| Payroll | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Aladdin Doors | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Aladdin Doors | On-The-Job Training: 60 hours Classroom Training: 20 hours Additional Training: Ongoing |
| Support | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Aladdin Doors | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Aladdin Doors | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| Aladdin Doors | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 - 8 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | California, |
| Aladdin Doors | 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 | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 0 |
| Aladdin Doors | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Aladdin Doors | |