Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Surface Experts | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Investment | 114450 - 203050 | 157250 - 298500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | varies | |
| Advertising Fee | varies | |
| Year Founded | 2008 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 2018 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Surface Experts | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Experience | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required | |
Financing Options |
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| Surface Experts | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Surface Experts | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1-4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Surface Experts | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| 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 | California, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Surface Experts | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Surface Experts | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Surface Experts | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Surface Experts | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Year Founded | |
| Surface Experts | 2008 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Surface Experts | 2018 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Surface Experts | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Surface Experts | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Surface Experts | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Surface Experts | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Surface Experts | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Equipment | |
| Surface Experts} | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Inventory | |
| Surface Experts | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Receivables | |
| Surface Experts | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Payroll | |
| Surface Experts | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Surface Experts | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Support | |
| Surface Experts | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Surface Experts | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Surface Experts | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1-4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
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 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | California, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Surface Experts | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Surface Experts | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |