Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ready Decks | California Closet Company | |
| Investment | 144000 - 213000 | 127500 - 377000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2001 | 1978 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ready Decks | California Closet Company | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Ready Decks | California Closet Company | |
| 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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| Ready Decks | California Closet Company | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week | On-site operational instruction Training for designer, installation, and production staff Proprietary technology for sales, design, and operational systems management |
| Support | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Ready Decks | California Closet Company | |
| US Expansion | 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Ready Decks | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ready Decks | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ready Decks | 5% |
| California Closet Company | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ready Decks | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Year Founded | |
| Ready Decks | 2001 |
| California Closet Company | 1978 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ready Decks | 2005 |
| California Closet Company | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ready Decks | 10 years |
| California Closet Company | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ready Decks | $14,500 |
| California Closet Company | 50% of franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ready Decks | |
| California Closet Company | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ready Decks | No |
| California Closet Company | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ready Decks | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Equipment | |
| Ready Decks} | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Inventory | |
| Ready Decks | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Receivables | |
| Ready Decks | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Payroll | |
| Ready Decks | |
| California Closet Company | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Ready Decks | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| California Closet Company | On-site operational instruction Training for designer, installation, and production staff Proprietary technology for sales, design, and operational systems management |
| Support | |
| Ready Decks | |
| California Closet Company | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Ready Decks | |
| California Closet Company | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Ready Decks | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| California Closet Company | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Ready Decks | 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 |
| California Closet Company | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Ready Decks | |
| California Closet Company | |
| International Expansion | |
| Ready Decks | |
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