Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | DOTI Design Stores | |
| Investment | 190000 - 320000 | 290000 - 398000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1953 | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | 2008 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | DOTI Design Stores | |
| Experience | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. | General business experience Marketing skills Management experience |
Financing Options |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | DOTI Design Stores | |
| 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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| Basement Living Systems USA | DOTI Design Stores | |
| Training | Initial one week orientation and ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Marketing materials are created and available | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 9 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | DOTI Design Stores | |
| 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 | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 4% |
| DOTI Design Stores | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1% |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Year Founded | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1953 |
| DOTI Design Stores | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 2008 |
| DOTI Design Stores | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| DOTI Design Stores | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | $5,000 |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
| DOTI Design Stores | General business experience Marketing skills Management experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | No |
| DOTI Design Stores | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Equipment | |
| Basement Living Systems USA} | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Inventory | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Receivables | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Payroll | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Support | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| DOTI Design Stores | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Marketing materials are created and available |
| DOTI Design Stores | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| Operations | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| DOTI Design Stores | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 9 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 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 |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| International Expansion | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |