Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Rafters Home Store | Apricot Lane | |
| Investment | 200000 - 350000 | 137150 - 361800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5.50% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1975 | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | 1975 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Rafters Home Store | Apricot Lane | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Rafters Home Store | Apricot Lane | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Rafters Home Store | Apricot Lane | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Rafters Home Store | Apricot Lane | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Rafters Home Store | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Rafters Home Store | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Rafters Home Store | |
| Apricot Lane | 5.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Rafters Home Store | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Year Founded | |
| Rafters Home Store | 1975 |
| Apricot Lane | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Rafters Home Store | 1975 |
| Apricot Lane | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Rafters Home Store | |
| Apricot Lane | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Rafters Home Store | |
| Apricot Lane | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Rafters Home Store | |
| Apricot Lane | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Rafters Home Store | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Rafters Home Store | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Equipment | |
| Rafters Home Store} | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Inventory | |
| Rafters Home Store | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Receivables | |
| Rafters Home Store | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Payroll | |
| Rafters Home Store | |
| Apricot Lane | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Rafters Home Store | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Support | |
| Rafters Home Store | |
| Apricot Lane | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Rafters Home Store | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Operations | |
| Rafters Home Store | |
| Apricot Lane | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Rafters Home Store | |
| Apricot Lane | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Rafters Home Store | 0 |
| Apricot Lane | |
| International Expansion | |
| Rafters Home Store | |
| Apricot Lane | |