Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| California Closet Company | Room Evolutions | |
| 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 | Room Evolutions | |
| 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 | Room Evolutions | |
| 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 | Room Evolutions | |
| 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 | Room Evolutions | |
| US Expansion | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| California Closet Company | 6% |
| Room Evolutions | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Room Evolutions | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| California Closet Company | 1978 |
| Room Evolutions | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | |
| California Closet Company | 1982 |
| Room Evolutions | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| California Closet Company | 10 years |
| Room Evolutions | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| California Closet Company | 50% of franchise fee |
| Room Evolutions | $5,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| California Closet Company | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Room Evolutions | 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 |
| Room Evolutions | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Equipment | |
| California Closet Company} | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Inventory | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Receivables | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Payroll | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Room Evolutions | |
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 |
| Room Evolutions | 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 |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Marketing | |
| California Closet Company | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Room Evolutions | 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. |
| Room Evolutions | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Room Evolutions | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin |
| Canada Expansion | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| International Expansion | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Room Evolutions | |