Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ready Decks | Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Investment | 144000 - 213000 | 96500 - 499000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2001 | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ready Decks | Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Strong sales background a plus | |
Financing Options |
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| Ready Decks | Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| 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 | Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, 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. | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Ready Decks | Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| 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 | Canada, Mexico, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ready Decks | 5% |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Year Founded | |
| Ready Decks | 2001 |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ready Decks | 2005 |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ready Decks | 10 years |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ready Decks | $14,500 |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Lesser of initial, current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | General business experience Marketing skills Strong sales background a plus |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ready Decks | No |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Equipment | |
| Ready Decks} | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Inventory | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Receivables | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Payroll | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Ready Decks | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Support | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, 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. |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
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 |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| International Expansion | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Canada, Mexico, |