Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Apex Energy Solutions | |
| Investment | 157250 - 298500 | 98850 - 197500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | varies | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | varies | |
| Year Founded | 2011 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 2011 | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Apex Energy Solutions | |
| Experience | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required | |
Financing Options |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Apex Energy Solutions | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Apex Energy Solutions | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 88 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Apex Energy Solutions | |
| 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 | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Apex Energy Solutions | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| Year Founded | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Apex Energy Solutions | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Apex Energy Solutions | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | No |
| Apex Energy Solutions | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| Equipment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More} | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| Inventory | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| Receivables | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| Payroll | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 88 hours |
| Support | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Apex Energy Solutions | Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Apex Energy Solutions | 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) |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | California, |
| Apex Energy Solutions | 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 |
| Apex Energy Solutions | 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 | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |