Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| California Closet Company | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Investment | 127500 - 377000 | 190000 - 320000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1978 | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| California Closet Company | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
Financing Options |
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| California Closet Company | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| 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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| California Closet Company | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Training | On-site operational instruction Training for designer, installation, and production staff Proprietary technology for sales, design, and operational systems management | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| Support | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| California Closet Company | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| 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 |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| California Closet Company | 6% |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| California Closet Company | 1978 |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | |
| California Closet Company | 1982 |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| California Closet Company | 10 years |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| California Closet Company | 50% of franchise fee |
| Basement Living Systems USA | $5,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| California Closet Company | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| California Closet Company | No |
| Basement Living Systems USA | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Equipment | |
| California Closet Company} | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Inventory | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Receivables | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Payroll | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| California Closet Company | On-site operational instruction Training for designer, installation, and production staff Proprietary technology for sales, design, and operational systems management |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| Support | |
| California Closet Company | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Marketing | |
| California Closet Company | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Operations | |
| California Closet Company | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| California Closet Company | |
| 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| International Expansion | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |