Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Showhomes Home Staging | Commission Express | |
| Investment | 85650 - 164500 | 112800 - 301500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 10% | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1986 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 1994 | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Showhomes Home Staging | Commission Express | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Showhomes Home Staging | Commission Express | |
| 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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| Showhomes Home Staging | Commission Express | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 40 hours | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Showhomes Home Staging | Commission Express | |
| 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 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Commission Express | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Commission Express | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | 10% |
| Commission Express | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | 2% |
| Commission Express | |
| Year Founded | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | 1986 |
| Commission Express | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | 1994 |
| Commission Express | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Commission Express | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Commission Express | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Commission Express | General business experience |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | Yes |
| Commission Express | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Commission Express | |
| Equipment | |
| Showhomes Home Staging} | |
| Commission Express | |
| Inventory | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Commission Express | |
| Receivables | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Commission Express | |
| Payroll | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Commission Express | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Commission Express | |
| Support | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Commission Express | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Commission Express | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Commission Express | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | 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 |
| Commission Express | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | 0 |
| Commission Express | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Commission Express | |