Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| California Closet Company | The Screenmobile | |
| Investment | 127500 - 377000 | 83794 - 164240 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | $75/mo. | |
| Year Founded | 1978 | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| California Closet Company | The Screenmobile | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| California Closet Company | The Screenmobile | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| 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 | The Screenmobile | |
| 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 | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising | Ad slicks |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | Franchise can be run from home. 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| California Closet Company | The Screenmobile | |
| 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 Screenmobile | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| California Closet Company | |
| The Screenmobile | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| California Closet Company | 6% |
| The Screenmobile | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| California Closet Company | |
| The Screenmobile | $75/mo. |
| Year Founded | |
| California Closet Company | 1978 |
| The Screenmobile | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | |
| California Closet Company | 1982 |
| The Screenmobile | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| California Closet Company | 10 years |
| The Screenmobile | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| California Closet Company | 50% of franchise fee |
| The Screenmobile | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| California Closet Company | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| The Screenmobile | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| California Closet Company | No |
| The Screenmobile | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| California Closet Company | |
| The Screenmobile | |
| Equipment | |
| California Closet Company} | |
| The Screenmobile | |
| Inventory | |
| California Closet Company | |
| The Screenmobile | |
| Receivables | |
| California Closet Company | |
| The Screenmobile | |
| Payroll | |
| California Closet Company | |
| The Screenmobile | |
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 Screenmobile | |
| Support | |
| California Closet Company | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| The Screenmobile | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| California Closet Company | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| The Screenmobile | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| California Closet Company | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| The Screenmobile | Franchise can be run from home. 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| California Closet Company | |
| The Screenmobile | 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 Screenmobile | |
| International Expansion | |
| California Closet Company | |
| The Screenmobile | |