Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | Foliage Design Systems | |
| Investment | 283270 - 852975 | 44400 - 64400 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1955 | 1971 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 1980 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | Foliage Design Systems | |
| Experience | General business experience | General business experience Marketing skills Sales experience |
Financing Options |
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| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | Foliage Design Systems | |
| 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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| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | Foliage Design Systems | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: Up to 32 hours Classroom Training: 51-72 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Ad Templates Social media SEO |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Ad Templates Social media SEO |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 90% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (30% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | Foliage Design Systems | |
| 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 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | 6% |
| Foliage Design Systems | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Year Founded | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | 1955 |
| Foliage Design Systems | 1971 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | 1992 |
| Foliage Design Systems | 1980 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | 10 years |
| Foliage Design Systems | 4-5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | $2.5K |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | General business experience |
| Foliage Design Systems | General business experience Marketing skills Sales experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | No |
| Foliage Design Systems | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Equipment | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership} | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Inventory | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Receivables | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Payroll | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Foliage Design Systems | On-The-Job Training: Up to 32 hours Classroom Training: 51-72 hours |
| Support | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Foliage Design Systems | Ad Templates Social media SEO |
| Marketing | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Foliage Design Systems | Ad Templates Social media SEO |
| Operations | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 90% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (30% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Foliage Design Systems | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Foliage Design Systems | 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 | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | 0 |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| International Expansion | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |