Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| SandFree | Affordable Window Coverings | |
| Investment | 40600 - 64650 | 33000 - 57500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 4-6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2001 | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| SandFree | Affordable Window Coverings | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| SandFree | Affordable Window Coverings | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| SandFree | Affordable Window Coverings | |
| Training | Available at headquarters: 3 days+ | |
| Support | ||
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | * Franchise can be run from home * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 3 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| SandFree | Affordable Window Coverings | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| SandFree | |
| Affordable Window Coverings | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| SandFree | |
| Affordable Window Coverings | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| SandFree | 5% |
| Affordable Window Coverings | 4-6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| SandFree | |
| Affordable Window Coverings | |
| Year Founded | |
| SandFree | 2001 |
| Affordable Window Coverings | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | |
| SandFree | 2002 |
| Affordable Window Coverings | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| SandFree | 10 years |
| Affordable Window Coverings | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| SandFree | |
| Affordable Window Coverings | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| SandFree | |
| Affordable Window Coverings | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| SandFree | Yes |
| Affordable Window Coverings | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| SandFree | |
| Affordable Window Coverings | |
| Equipment | |
| SandFree} | |
| Affordable Window Coverings | |
| Inventory | |
| SandFree | |
| Affordable Window Coverings | |
| Receivables | |
| SandFree | |
| Affordable Window Coverings | |
| Payroll | |
| SandFree | |
| Affordable Window Coverings | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| SandFree | Available at headquarters: 3 days+ |
| Affordable Window Coverings | |
| Support | |
| SandFree | |
| Affordable Window Coverings | |
| Marketing | |
| SandFree | |
| Affordable Window Coverings | |
| Operations | |
| SandFree | * Franchise can be run from home * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 3 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Affordable Window Coverings | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| SandFree | 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 |
| Affordable Window Coverings | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| SandFree | |
| Affordable Window Coverings | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| SandFree | |
| Affordable Window Coverings | |