Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Window World | |
| Investment | 157250 - 298500 | 122700 - 328000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | varies | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | varies | |
| Year Founded | 2011 | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | 2011 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Window World | |
| Experience | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required | If you have business acumen and can manage a team, you re the type of person we re looking for. Though many of our franchise owners have construction experience, it s not required. What is important is that you genuinely want to help others and will do what it takes to build a business for yourself and your family. Liquid Cash Requirement $90,000 - $150,000 |
Financing Options |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Window World | |
| 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 | Window World | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 51 hours Classroom Training: 21 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development |
| 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) | Absentee ownership is allowed |
Expansion Plans |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Window World | |
| 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 | |
| Window World | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Window World | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Window World | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Window World | |
| Year Founded | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Window World | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Window World | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| Window World | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Window World | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
| Window World | If you have business acumen and can manage a team, you re the type of person we re looking for. Though many of our franchise owners have construction experience, it s not required. What is important is that you genuinely want to help others and will do what it takes to build a business for yourself and your family. Liquid Cash Requirement $90,000 - $150,000 |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | No |
| Window World | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Window World | |
| Equipment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More} | |
| Window World | |
| Inventory | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Window World | |
| Receivables | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Window World | |
| Payroll | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Window World | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Window World | On-The-Job Training: 51 hours Classroom Training: 21 hours |
| Support | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Window World | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Window World | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development |
| 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) |
| Window World | Absentee ownership is allowed |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | California, |
| Window World | 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 |
| Window World | |
| International Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Window World | |