Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Grout Medic | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Investment | 24675 - 57950 | 157250 - 298500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5%-10% | varies |
| Advertising Fee | $75/month | varies |
| Year Founded | 1997 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 2001 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Grout Medic | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Experience | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required | |
Financing Options |
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| The Grout Medic | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| The Grout Medic | 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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| The Grout Medic | 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 | Nationwide, | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The Grout Medic | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Grout Medic | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Grout Medic | 5%-10% |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Grout Medic | $75/month |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Year Founded | |
| The Grout Medic | 1997 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Grout Medic | 2001 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Grout Medic | 7 years |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Grout Medic | $2,000 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Grout Medic | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Grout Medic | No |
| HomeStory Doors and More | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Grout Medic | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Equipment | |
| The Grout Medic} | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Inventory | |
| The Grout Medic | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Receivables | |
| The Grout Medic | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Payroll | |
| The Grout Medic | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The Grout Medic | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Support | |
| The Grout Medic | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| The Grout Medic | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| The Grout Medic | |
| 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 | |
| The Grout Medic | 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 | |
| The Grout Medic | Nationwide, |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| The Grout Medic | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |