Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Surface Specialists | Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Investment | 43200 - 56000 | 96500 - 499000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Surface Specialists | Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications helpful but not required) | General business experience Marketing skills Strong sales background a plus |
Financing Options |
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| Surface Specialists | Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| 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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| Surface Specialists | Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 57-73 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours Follow-up training available at franchisee's location | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 10% 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) | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Surface Specialists | Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion | Canada, Mexico, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Surface Specialists | 5% |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Year Founded | |
| Surface Specialists | 1981 |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Surface Specialists | 1982 |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Surface Specialists | 10 years |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Lesser of initial, current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Surface Specialists | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications helpful but not required) |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | General business experience Marketing skills Strong sales background a plus |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Surface Specialists | Yes |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Equipment | |
| Surface Specialists} | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Inventory | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Receivables | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Payroll | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Surface Specialists | On-The-Job Training: 57-73 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours Follow-up training available at franchisee's location |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Support | |
| Surface Specialists | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Surface Specialists | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Surface Specialists | Franchise can be run from home. 10% 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) |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Surface Specialists | 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 |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Surface Specialists | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| International Expansion | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Canada, Mexico, |