Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| California Closet Company | Jet-Black | |
| Investment | 127500 - 377000 | 71600 - 125340 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 1%-8% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1978 | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| California Closet Company | Jet-Black | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | General business experience Interpersonal skills; management experience preferred |
Financing Options |
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| California Closet Company | Jet-Black | |
| 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 | Jet-Black | |
| Training | On-site operational instruction Training for designer, installation, and production staff Proprietary technology for sales, design, and operational systems management | On-The-Job Training: 24+ hours Classroom Training: 16+ hours Additional Training: At advanced training seminars |
| Support | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | Franchise can be run from home. 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| California Closet Company | Jet-Black | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Jet-Black | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Jet-Black | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| California Closet Company | 6% |
| Jet-Black | 1%-8% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Jet-Black | |
| Year Founded | |
| California Closet Company | 1978 |
| Jet-Black | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | |
| California Closet Company | 1982 |
| Jet-Black | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| California Closet Company | 10 years |
| Jet-Black | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| California Closet Company | 50% of franchise fee |
| Jet-Black | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| California Closet Company | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Jet-Black | General business experience Interpersonal skills; management experience preferred |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| California Closet Company | No |
| Jet-Black | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Jet-Black | |
| Equipment | |
| California Closet Company} | |
| Jet-Black | |
| Inventory | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Jet-Black | |
| Receivables | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Jet-Black | |
| Payroll | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Jet-Black | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| California Closet Company | On-site operational instruction Training for designer, installation, and production staff Proprietary technology for sales, design, and operational systems management |
| Jet-Black | On-The-Job Training: 24+ hours Classroom Training: 16+ hours Additional Training: At advanced training seminars |
| Support | |
| California Closet Company | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Jet-Black | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| California Closet Company | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Jet-Black | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| California Closet Company | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| Jet-Black | Franchise can be run from home. 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Jet-Black | 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 | |
| Jet-Black | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Jet-Black | Canada, |