Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | The Screenmobile | |
| Investment | 157250 - 298500 | 83794 - 164240 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | varies | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | varies | $75/mo. |
| Year Founded | 2011 | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | 2011 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | The Screenmobile | |
| Experience | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required | |
Financing Options |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | The Screenmobile | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| 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 Screenmobile | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising | Ad slicks |
| 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: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | The Screenmobile | |
| 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 | |
| The Screenmobile | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Screenmobile | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| The Screenmobile | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| The Screenmobile | $75/mo. |
| Year Founded | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| The Screenmobile | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| The Screenmobile | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| The Screenmobile | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Screenmobile | |
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 Screenmobile | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | No |
| The Screenmobile | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Screenmobile | |
| Equipment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More} | |
| The Screenmobile | |
| Inventory | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Screenmobile | |
| Receivables | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Screenmobile | |
| Payroll | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Screenmobile | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Screenmobile | |
| Support | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| The Screenmobile | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| The Screenmobile | Ad slicks |
| 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 Screenmobile | Franchise can be run from home. 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | California, |
| The Screenmobile | 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 |
| The Screenmobile | |
| International Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Screenmobile | |