Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Ready Decks | |
| Investment | 157250 - 298500 | 144000 - 213000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | varies | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | varies | |
| Year Founded | 2011 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 2011 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Ready Decks | |
| Experience | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required | |
Financing Options |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Ready Decks | |
| 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 | Ready Decks | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week | |
| 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) | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Ready Decks | |
| 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 | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Ready Decks | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Ready Decks | |
| Year Founded | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Ready Decks | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Ready Decks | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| Ready Decks | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Ready Decks | $14,500 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
| Ready Decks | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | No |
| Ready Decks | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Equipment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More} | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Inventory | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Receivables | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Payroll | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Ready Decks | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Ready Decks | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| Support | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Ready Decks | |
| Marketing | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Ready Decks | |
| 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) |
| Ready Decks | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | California, |
| Ready Decks | 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 |
| Ready Decks | |
| International Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Ready Decks | |