Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Jet-Black | |
| Investment | 157250 - 298500 | 71600 - 125340 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | varies | 1%-8% |
| Advertising Fee | varies | |
| Year Founded | 2011 | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | 2011 | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Jet-Black | |
| Experience | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required | General business experience Interpersonal skills; management experience preferred |
Financing Options |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Jet-Black | |
| 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 | Jet-Black | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 24+ hours Classroom Training: 16+ hours Additional Training: At advanced training seminars | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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. 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Jet-Black | |
| 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 | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Jet-Black | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Jet-Black | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Jet-Black | 1%-8% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Jet-Black | |
| Year Founded | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Jet-Black | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Jet-Black | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| Jet-Black | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Jet-Black | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
| Jet-Black | General business experience Interpersonal skills; management experience preferred |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | No |
| Jet-Black | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Jet-Black | |
| Equipment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More} | |
| Jet-Black | |
| Inventory | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Jet-Black | |
| Receivables | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Jet-Black | |
| Payroll | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Jet-Black | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Jet-Black | On-The-Job Training: 24+ hours Classroom Training: 16+ hours Additional Training: At advanced training seminars |
| Support | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Jet-Black | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Jet-Black | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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) |
| Jet-Black | Franchise can be run from home. 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | California, |
| Jet-Black | 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 |
| Jet-Black | 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 | |
| Jet-Black | Canada, |