Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Blind Man of America | Nature Stone | |
| Investment | 45500 - 69100 | 129800 - 392350 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4.30% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1991 | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Blind Man of America | Nature Stone | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Blind Man of America | Nature Stone | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Blind Man of America | Nature Stone | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Blind Man of America | Nature Stone | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Nature Stone | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Nature Stone | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Blind Man of America | 4.30% |
| Nature Stone | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Nature Stone | |
| Year Founded | |
| Blind Man of America | 1991 |
| Nature Stone | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Blind Man of America | 1996 |
| Nature Stone | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Blind Man of America | 5 years |
| Nature Stone | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Blind Man of America | $1K |
| Nature Stone | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Nature Stone | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Blind Man of America | No |
| Nature Stone | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Nature Stone | |
| Equipment | |
| Blind Man of America} | |
| Nature Stone | |
| Inventory | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Nature Stone | |
| Receivables | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Nature Stone | |
| Payroll | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Nature Stone | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Nature Stone | |
| Support | |
| Blind Man of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line |
| Nature Stone | |
| Marketing | |
| Blind Man of America | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Nature Stone | |
| Operations | |
| Blind Man of America | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Nature Stone | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Blind Man of America | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Nature Stone | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Nature Stone | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Nature Stone | |