Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| SandFree | Nature Stone | |
| Investment | 40600 - 64650 | 129800 - 392350 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2001 | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| SandFree | Nature Stone | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| SandFree | Nature Stone | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| SandFree | Nature Stone | |
| 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 | Nature Stone | |
| 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 | |
| Nature Stone | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| SandFree | |
| Nature Stone | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| SandFree | 5% |
| Nature Stone | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| SandFree | |
| Nature Stone | |
| Year Founded | |
| SandFree | 2001 |
| Nature Stone | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | |
| SandFree | 2002 |
| Nature Stone | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| SandFree | 10 years |
| Nature Stone | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| SandFree | |
| Nature Stone | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| SandFree | |
| Nature Stone | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| SandFree | Yes |
| Nature Stone | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| SandFree | |
| Nature Stone | |
| Equipment | |
| SandFree} | |
| Nature Stone | |
| Inventory | |
| SandFree | |
| Nature Stone | |
| Receivables | |
| SandFree | |
| Nature Stone | |
| Payroll | |
| SandFree | |
| Nature Stone | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| SandFree | Available at headquarters: 3 days+ |
| Nature Stone | |
| Support | |
| SandFree | |
| Nature Stone | |
| Marketing | |
| SandFree | |
| Nature Stone | |
| 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) |
| Nature Stone | |
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 |
| Nature Stone | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| SandFree | |
| Nature Stone | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| SandFree | |
| Nature Stone | |