Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| California Closet Company | Surface Experts | |
| Investment | 127500 - 377000 | 114450 - 203050 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1978 | 2008 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 2018 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| California Closet Company | Surface Experts | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| California Closet Company | Surface Experts | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| California Closet Company | Surface Experts | |
| 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 | Surface Experts | |
| 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 | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| California Closet Company | 6% |
| Surface Experts | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Year Founded | |
| California Closet Company | 1978 |
| Surface Experts | 2008 |
| Year Franchised | |
| California Closet Company | 1982 |
| Surface Experts | 2018 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| California Closet Company | 10 years |
| Surface Experts | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| California Closet Company | 50% of franchise fee |
| Surface Experts | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| California Closet Company | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Surface Experts | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| California Closet Company | No |
| Surface Experts | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Equipment | |
| California Closet Company} | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Inventory | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Receivables | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Surface Experts | |
| Payroll | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Surface Experts | |
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 |
| Surface Experts | |
| Support | |
| California Closet Company | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Surface Experts | |
| Marketing | |
| California Closet Company | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Surface Experts | |
| Operations | |
| California Closet Company | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| Surface Experts | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Surface Experts | 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 | |
| Surface Experts | |
| International Expansion | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Surface Experts | |