Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Surface Experts | California Closet Company | |
| Investment | 114450 - 203050 | 127500 - 377000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2008 | 1978 |
| Year Franchised | 2018 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Surface Experts | California Closet Company | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Surface Experts | California Closet Company | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Surface Experts | California Closet Company | |
| Training | 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 | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Surface Experts | 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 | |
| Surface Experts | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Surface Experts | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Surface Experts | |
| California Closet Company | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Surface Experts | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Year Founded | |
| Surface Experts | 2008 |
| California Closet Company | 1978 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Surface Experts | 2018 |
| California Closet Company | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Surface Experts | |
| California Closet Company | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Surface Experts | |
| California Closet Company | 50% of franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Surface Experts | |
| California Closet Company | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Surface Experts | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Surface Experts | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Equipment | |
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| California Closet Company | |
| Inventory | |
| Surface Experts | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Receivables | |
| Surface Experts | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Payroll | |
| Surface Experts | |
| California Closet Company | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Surface Experts | |
| California Closet Company | On-site operational instruction Training for designer, installation, and production staff Proprietary technology for sales, design, and operational systems management |
| Support | |
| Surface Experts | |
| California Closet Company | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Surface Experts | |
| California Closet Company | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Surface Experts | |
| 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 | |
| Surface Experts | 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 | |
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| California Closet Company | |
| International Expansion | |
| Surface Experts | |
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