Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Investment | 190000 - 320000 | 16500 - 59000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1953 | 1865 |
| Year Franchised | 2008 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Experience | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. | |
Financing Options |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| 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 | Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Training | Initial one week orientation and ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Marketing materials are created and available | Ad slicks, National media |
| 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 - 2 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| 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 | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 4% |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1% |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Year Founded | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1953 |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | 1865 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 2008 |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | $5,000 |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
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. |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | No |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Equipment | |
| Basement Living Systems USA} | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Inventory | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Receivables | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Payroll | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Support | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | Ad slicks, National media |
| Operations | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 100% 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 |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| International Expansion | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | Canada, |