Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| California Closet Company | PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Investment | 127500 - 377000 | 180000 - 999999 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1978 | 1980 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| California Closet Company | PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| California Closet Company | PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| California Closet Company | PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Training | On-site operational instruction Training for designer, installation, and production staff Proprietary technology for sales, design, and operational systems management | Headquarters in Dartmouth, NS 2 Weeks |
| Support | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | Central Data Processing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| 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. | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 1 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
Expansion Plans |
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| California Closet Company | PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| 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 | Canada, United Kingdom |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| California Closet Company | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| California Closet Company | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| California Closet Company | 6% |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| California Closet Company | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Year Founded | |
| California Closet Company | 1978 |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | 1980 |
| Year Franchised | |
| California Closet Company | 1982 |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| California Closet Company | 10 years |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | 5 years +5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| California Closet Company | 50% of franchise fee |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| California Closet Company | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| California Closet Company | No |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| California Closet Company | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Equipment | |
| California Closet Company} | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Inventory | |
| California Closet Company | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Receivables | |
| California Closet Company | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Payroll | |
| California Closet Company | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
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 |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | Headquarters in Dartmouth, NS 2 Weeks |
| Support | |
| California Closet Company | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | Central Data Processing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| Marketing | |
| California Closet Company | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| Operations | |
| California Closet Company | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 1 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| California Closet Company | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | 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 | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| International Expansion | |
| California Closet Company | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | Canada, United Kingdom |