Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Investment | 190000 - 320000 | 157250 - 298500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4% | varies |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | varies |
| Year Founded | 1953 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 2008 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Experience | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
Financing Options |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | 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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| Basement Living Systems USA | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Training | Initial one week orientation and ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Marketing materials are created and available | 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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| Basement Living Systems USA | 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 4% |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1% |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Year Founded | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1953 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 2008 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | $5,000 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
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. |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | No |
| HomeStory Doors and More | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Equipment | |
| Basement Living Systems USA} | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Inventory | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Receivables | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Payroll | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Support | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Marketing materials are created and available |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | California, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |