Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| BuildingStars | Office Pride | |
| Investment | 2245 - 53200 | 65000 - 107200 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 10% | 9% |
| Advertising Fee | 20% | 1% |
| Year Founded | 1994 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| BuildingStars | Office Pride | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| BuildingStars | Office Pride | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | Yes | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| BuildingStars | Office Pride | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 1-5 hours Classroom Training: 3-16 hours | On-The-Job Training: 90 hours Classroom Training: 36 hours |
| Support | The team at your regional Buildingstars support center will provide an initial customer base, train you, handle billing and collection, find and manage additional accounts as you grow, provide marketing support and customer service support on your behalf. We take care of the hardest parts of growing your business so that you can stay focused on service. As you move through the stages of development, gaining expertise and accounts, the Rising Star™ Management Program will adapt to your needs and goals, including identifying the optimal type and size of facility for your business. Management training and support will increase your confidence, your growth and your profits. | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| BuildingStars | Office Pride | |
| US Expansion | Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, | 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| BuildingStars | |
| Office Pride | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| BuildingStars | |
| Office Pride | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| BuildingStars | 10% |
| Office Pride | 9% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| BuildingStars | 20% |
| Office Pride | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| BuildingStars | 1994 |
| Office Pride | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| BuildingStars | 2000 |
| Office Pride | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| BuildingStars | 5 years |
| Office Pride | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| BuildingStars | |
| Office Pride | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| BuildingStars | |
| Office Pride | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| BuildingStars | No |
| Office Pride | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| BuildingStars | |
| Office Pride | |
| Equipment | |
| BuildingStars} | |
| Office Pride | |
| Inventory | |
| BuildingStars | |
| Office Pride | |
| Receivables | |
| BuildingStars | |
| Office Pride | |
| Payroll | |
| BuildingStars | |
| Office Pride | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| BuildingStars | On-The-Job Training: 1-5 hours Classroom Training: 3-16 hours |
| Office Pride | On-The-Job Training: 90 hours Classroom Training: 36 hours |
| Support | |
| BuildingStars | The team at your regional Buildingstars support center will provide an initial customer base, train you, handle billing and collection, find and manage additional accounts as you grow, provide marketing support and customer service support on your behalf. We take care of the hardest parts of growing your business so that you can stay focused on service. As you move through the stages of development, gaining expertise and accounts, the Rising Star™ Management Program will adapt to your needs and goals, including identifying the optimal type and size of facility for your business. Management training and support will increase your confidence, your growth and your profits. |
| Office Pride | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| BuildingStars | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Office Pride | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| BuildingStars | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Office Pride | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| BuildingStars | Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, |
| Office Pride | 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 | |
| BuildingStars | |
| Office Pride | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| BuildingStars | |
| Office Pride | |