Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | Surface Specialists | |
| Investment | 96500 - 499000 | 43200 - 56000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1987 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | Surface Specialists | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Strong sales background a plus | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications helpful but not required) |
Financing Options |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | Surface Specialists | |
| 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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| Closet & Storage Concepts | Surface Specialists | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 57-73 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours Follow-up training available at franchisee's location | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development |
| 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. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | Surface Specialists | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion | Canada, Mexico, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 5% |
| Surface Specialists | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Year Founded | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 1987 |
| Surface Specialists | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 2000 |
| Surface Specialists | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 10 years |
| Surface Specialists | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Lesser of initial, current fee |
| Surface Specialists | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | General business experience Marketing skills Strong sales background a plus |
| Surface Specialists | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications helpful but not required) |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | No |
| Surface Specialists | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Equipment | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts} | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Inventory | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Receivables | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Payroll | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Surface Specialists | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Surface Specialists | On-The-Job Training: 57-73 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours Follow-up training available at franchisee's location |
| Support | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Surface Specialists | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Surface Specialists | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development |
| 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) |
| Surface Specialists | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Surface Specialists | 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 | |
| Surface Specialists | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Canada, Mexico, |
| Surface Specialists | |