Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | Only Doors & Windows | |
| Investment | 190000 - 320000 | 57300 - 89300 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1953 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 2008 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | Only Doors & Windows | |
| Experience | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | Only Doors & Windows | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| 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 | Only Doors & Windows | |
| Training | Initial one week orientation and ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Marketing materials are created and available | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | Only Doors & Windows | |
| 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 | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 4% |
| Only Doors & Windows | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1% |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Year Founded | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1953 |
| Only Doors & Windows | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 2008 |
| Only Doors & Windows | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| Only Doors & Windows | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | $5,000 |
| Only Doors & Windows | $4.9K |
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. |
| Only Doors & Windows | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | No |
| Only Doors & Windows | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Equipment | |
| Basement Living Systems USA} | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Inventory | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Receivables | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Payroll | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Support | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Only Doors & Windows | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Only Doors & Windows | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Only Doors & Windows | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
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 |
| Only Doors & Windows | California, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Only Doors & Windows | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |