Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | Granite America | |
| Investment | 96500 - 499000 | 32250 - 576200 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1987 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | Granite America | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Strong sales background a plus | |
Financing Options |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | Granite America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | Granite America | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | Granite America | |
| 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 | Canada, Mexico, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Granite America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Granite America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 5% |
| Granite America | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Granite America | |
| Year Founded | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 1987 |
| Granite America | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 2000 |
| Granite America | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 10 years |
| Granite America | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Lesser of initial, current fee |
| Granite America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | General business experience Marketing skills Strong sales background a plus |
| Granite America | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | No |
| Granite America | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Granite America | |
| Equipment | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts} | |
| Granite America | |
| Inventory | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Granite America | |
| Receivables | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Granite America | |
| Payroll | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Granite America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Granite America | |
| Support | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Granite America | |
| Marketing | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Granite America | |
| Operations | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Granite America | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Granite America | 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 | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Granite America | |
| International Expansion | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Canada, Mexico, |
| Granite America | |