Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| California Closet Company | The Inspection Boys | |
| Investment | 127500 - 377000 | 35000 - 55000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 4-6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1978 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| California Closet Company | The Inspection Boys | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | The basic requirements would include anyone with a sales background, former managers, former sales people, former business owners, former marketing executives, and anyone with mold remediation, asbestos abatement, home repair, or carpentry experience. |
Financing Options |
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| California Closet Company | The Inspection Boys | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| California Closet Company | The Inspection Boys | |
| Training | On-site operational instruction Training for designer, installation, and production staff Proprietary technology for sales, design, and operational systems management | Training is held in our HQ in New Jersey for 5 days. |
| 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 | The Inspection Boys | |
| 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 | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| California Closet Company | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| California Closet Company | 6% |
| The Inspection Boys | 4-6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| California Closet Company | |
| The Inspection Boys | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| California Closet Company | 1978 |
| The Inspection Boys | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| California Closet Company | 1982 |
| The Inspection Boys | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| California Closet Company | 10 years |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| California Closet Company | 50% of franchise fee |
| The Inspection Boys | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| California Closet Company | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| The Inspection Boys | The basic requirements would include anyone with a sales background, former managers, former sales people, former business owners, former marketing executives, and anyone with mold remediation, asbestos abatement, home repair, or carpentry experience. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| California Closet Company | No |
| The Inspection Boys | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| California Closet Company | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Equipment | |
| California Closet Company} | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Inventory | |
| California Closet Company | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Receivables | |
| California Closet Company | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Payroll | |
| California Closet Company | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
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 |
| The Inspection Boys | Training is held in our HQ in New Jersey for 5 days. |
| Support | |
| California Closet Company | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Marketing | |
| California Closet Company | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| Operations | |
| California Closet Company | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| The Inspection Boys | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| California Closet Company | |
| The Inspection Boys | 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 | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| International Expansion | |
| California Closet Company | |
| The Inspection Boys | |