Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | American Leak Detection | |
| Investment | 157250 - 298500 | 76755 - 259550 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | varies | 6-10% |
| Advertising Fee | varies | |
| Year Founded | 2011 | 1974 |
| Year Franchised | 2011 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | American Leak Detection | |
| Experience | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | American Leak Detection | |
| 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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| HomeStory Doors and More | American Leak Detection | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Annual convention | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising National Media Regional Advertising 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) | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 7% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | American Leak Detection | |
| US Expansion | California, | |
| 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 | Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Mexico, South America, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| American Leak Detection | 6-10% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Year Founded | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| American Leak Detection | 1974 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| American Leak Detection | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| American Leak Detection | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| American Leak Detection | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
| American Leak Detection | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | No |
| American Leak Detection | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Equipment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More} | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Inventory | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Receivables | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Payroll | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| American Leak Detection | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| American Leak Detection | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Annual convention |
| Support | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| American Leak Detection | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| American Leak Detection | Co-op Advertising National Media Regional Advertising 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) |
| American Leak Detection | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 7% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | California, |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 0 |
| American Leak Detection | 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 | |
| American Leak Detection | Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Mexico, South America, Western Europe, |