Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| California Closet Company | Granite America | |
| Investment | 127500 - 377000 | 32250 - 576200 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1978 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| California Closet Company | Granite America | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| California Closet Company | Granite America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| California Closet Company | Granite America | |
| Training | On-site operational instruction Training for designer, installation, and production staff Proprietary technology for sales, design, and operational systems management | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | Granite America | |
| 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 | |
| Granite America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Granite America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| California Closet Company | 6% |
| Granite America | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Granite America | |
| Year Founded | |
| California Closet Company | 1978 |
| Granite America | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| California Closet Company | 1982 |
| Granite America | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| California Closet Company | 10 years |
| Granite America | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| California Closet Company | 50% of franchise fee |
| Granite America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| California Closet Company | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Granite America | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| California Closet Company | No |
| Granite America | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Granite America | |
| Equipment | |
| California Closet Company} | |
| Granite America | |
| Inventory | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Granite America | |
| Receivables | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Granite America | |
| Payroll | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Granite America | |
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 |
| Granite America | |
| Support | |
| California Closet Company | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Granite America | |
| Marketing | |
| California Closet Company | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Granite America | |
| Operations | |
| California Closet Company | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| Granite America | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Granite America | 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 | |
| Granite America | |
| International Expansion | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Granite America | |