Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Stone Age Coatings | |
| Investment | 157250 - 298500 | 60000 - 60000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | varies | |
| Advertising Fee | varies | |
| Year Founded | 2011 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 2011 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Stone Age Coatings | |
| Experience | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required | |
Financing Options |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Stone Age Coatings | |
| 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 | Stone Age Coatings | |
| Training | Initial two weeks plus ongoing | |
| 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 | Stone Age Coatings | |
| 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 | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Year Founded | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Stone Age Coatings | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Stone Age Coatings | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | No |
| Stone Age Coatings | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Equipment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More} | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Inventory | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Receivables | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Payroll | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Stone Age Coatings | Initial two weeks plus ongoing |
| Support | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Marketing | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| 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) |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | California, |
| Stone Age Coatings | 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 |
| Stone Age Coatings | 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 | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |