Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| California Closet Company | Ready Decks | |
| Investment | 127500 - 377000 | 144000 - 213000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1978 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| California Closet Company | Ready Decks | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| California Closet Company | Ready Decks | |
| 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 | Ready Decks | |
| Training | On-site operational instruction Training for designer, installation, and production staff Proprietary technology for sales, design, and operational systems management | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| 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. | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| California Closet Company | Ready Decks | |
| 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 | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| California Closet Company | 6% |
| Ready Decks | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Year Founded | |
| California Closet Company | 1978 |
| Ready Decks | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| California Closet Company | 1982 |
| Ready Decks | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| California Closet Company | 10 years |
| Ready Decks | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| California Closet Company | 50% of franchise fee |
| Ready Decks | $14,500 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| California Closet Company | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Ready Decks | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| California Closet Company | No |
| Ready Decks | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Equipment | |
| California Closet Company} | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Inventory | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Receivables | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Payroll | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Ready Decks | |
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 |
| Ready Decks | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| Support | |
| California Closet Company | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Ready Decks | |
| Marketing | |
| California Closet Company | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Ready Decks | |
| Operations | |
| California Closet Company | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| Ready Decks | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Ready Decks | 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 | |
| Ready Decks | |
| International Expansion | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Ready Decks | |