Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Surface Experts | |
| Investment | 157250 - 298500 | 114450 - 203050 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | varies | |
| Advertising Fee | varies | |
| Year Founded | 2011 | 2008 |
| Year Franchised | 2011 | 2018 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Surface Experts | |
| Experience | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required | |
Financing Options |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Surface Experts | |
| 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 | Surface Experts | |
| 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 | Surface Experts | |
| 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 | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Surface Experts | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Surface Experts | |
| Year Founded | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Surface Experts | 2008 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Surface Experts | 2018 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| Surface Experts | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Surface Experts | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
| Surface Experts | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | No |
| Surface Experts | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Equipment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More} | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Inventory | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Receivables | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Payroll | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Surface Experts | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Support | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Surface Experts | |
| Marketing | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Surface Experts | |
| 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) |
| Surface Experts | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | California, |
| Surface Experts | 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 |
| Surface Experts | |
| International Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Surface Experts | |