Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | The Closet Factory | |
| Investment | 157250 - 298500 | 208500 - 356000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | varies | 5.75% |
| Advertising Fee | varies | |
| Year Founded | 2011 | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | 2011 | 1986 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | The Closet Factory | |
| Experience | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required | General business experience Marketing skills People skills |
Financing Options |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | The Closet Factory | |
| 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 | The Closet Factory | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, 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) | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | The Closet Factory | |
| US Expansion | California, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Closet Factory | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Closet Factory | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| The Closet Factory | 5.75% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| The Closet Factory | |
| Year Founded | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| The Closet Factory | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| The Closet Factory | 1986 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| The Closet Factory | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Closet Factory | $7K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
| The Closet Factory | General business experience Marketing skills People skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | No |
| The Closet Factory | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Closet Factory | |
| Equipment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More} | |
| The Closet Factory | |
| Inventory | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Closet Factory | |
| Receivables | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Closet Factory | |
| Payroll | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Closet Factory | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Closet Factory | |
| Support | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| The Closet Factory | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| The Closet Factory | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| 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) |
| The Closet Factory | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | California, |
| The Closet Factory | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 0 |
| The Closet Factory | |
| International Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Closet Factory | |