Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | Ready Decks | |
| Investment | 96500 - 499000 | 144000 - 213000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1987 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | Ready Decks | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Strong sales background a plus | |
Financing Options |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | Ready Decks | |
| 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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| Closet & Storage Concepts | Ready Decks | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week | |
| 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) | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | Ready Decks | |
| 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 | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 5% |
| Ready Decks | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Year Founded | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 1987 |
| Ready Decks | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 2000 |
| Ready Decks | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 10 years |
| Ready Decks | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Lesser of initial, current fee |
| Ready Decks | $14,500 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | General business experience Marketing skills Strong sales background a plus |
| Ready Decks | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | No |
| Ready Decks | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Equipment | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts} | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Inventory | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Receivables | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Payroll | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Ready Decks | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Ready Decks | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| Support | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Ready Decks | |
| Marketing | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Ready Decks | |
| 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) |
| Ready Decks | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Ready Decks | 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 | |
| Ready Decks | |
| International Expansion | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Canada, Mexico, |
| Ready Decks | |