Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Investment | 96500 - 499000 | 169400 - 295100 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6.25% |
| Advertising Fee | 0.75% | |
| Year Founded | 1987 | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Strong sales background a plus | |
Financing Options |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 43 hours Classroom Training: 62+ hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| 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) | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 - 5 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | Storm Guard Restoration | |
| 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 | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 5% |
| Storm Guard Restoration | 6.25% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | 0.75% |
| Year Founded | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 1987 |
| Storm Guard Restoration | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 2000 |
| Storm Guard Restoration | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 10 years |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Lesser of initial, current fee |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | General business experience Marketing skills Strong sales background a plus |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | No |
| Storm Guard Restoration | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Equipment | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts} | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Inventory | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Receivables | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Payroll | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | On-The-Job Training: 43 hours Classroom Training: 62+ hours |
| Support | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Storm Guard Restoration | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Storm Guard Restoration | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| 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) |
| Storm Guard Restoration | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 - 5 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | 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 | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| International Expansion | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Canada, Mexico, |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |