Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Granite America | |
| Investment | 157250 - 298500 | 32250 - 576200 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | varies | |
| Advertising Fee | varies | |
| Year Founded | 2011 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 2011 | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Granite America | |
| Experience | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required | |
Financing Options |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Granite America | |
| 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 | Granite America | |
| 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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| HomeStory Doors and More | Granite America | |
| 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 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Granite America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Granite America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Granite America | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Granite America | |
| Year Founded | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Granite America | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Granite America | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| Granite America | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Granite America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
| Granite America | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | No |
| Granite America | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Granite America | |
| Equipment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More} | |
| Granite America | |
| Inventory | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Granite America | |
| Receivables | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Granite America | |
| Payroll | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Granite America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Granite America | |
| Support | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Granite America | |
| Marketing | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Granite America | |
| 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) |
| Granite America | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | California, |
| Granite America | 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 |
| Granite America | |
| International Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Granite America | |