Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Commission Express | Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Investment | 112800 - 301500 | 85650 - 164500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | Varies | 10% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1992 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Commission Express | Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Commission Express | Showhomes Home Staging | |
| 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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| Commission Express | Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 40 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | 15% 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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| Commission Express | Showhomes Home Staging | |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Commission Express | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Commission Express | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Commission Express | Varies |
| Showhomes Home Staging | 10% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Commission Express | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Commission Express | 1992 |
| Showhomes Home Staging | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Commission Express | 1996 |
| Showhomes Home Staging | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Commission Express | 10 years |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Commission Express | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Commission Express | General business experience |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Commission Express | No |
| Showhomes Home Staging | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Commission Express | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Equipment | |
| Commission Express} | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Inventory | |
| Commission Express | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Receivables | |
| Commission Express | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Payroll | |
| Commission Express | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Commission Express | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Support | |
| Commission Express | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Showhomes Home Staging | Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Commission Express | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Showhomes Home Staging | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| Commission Express | 15% 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) |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Commission Express | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | 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 | |
| Commission Express | 0 |
| Showhomes Home Staging | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Commission Express | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |