Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| DOTI Design Stores | Foliage Design Systems | |
| Investment | 290000 - 398000 | 44400 - 64400 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1983 | 1971 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 1980 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| DOTI Design Stores | Foliage Design Systems | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Management experience | General business experience Marketing skills Sales experience |
Financing Options |
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| DOTI Design Stores | Foliage Design Systems | |
| 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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| DOTI Design Stores | Foliage Design Systems | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: Up to 32 hours Classroom Training: 51-72 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Ad Templates Social media SEO |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media | Ad Templates Social media SEO |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 9 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: 5 Absentee ownership allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| DOTI Design Stores | Foliage Design Systems | |
| 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 |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| DOTI Design Stores | 6% |
| Foliage Design Systems | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Year Founded | |
| DOTI Design Stores | 1983 |
| Foliage Design Systems | 1971 |
| Year Franchised | |
| DOTI Design Stores | 1999 |
| Foliage Design Systems | 1980 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| DOTI Design Stores | 5 years |
| Foliage Design Systems | 4-5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| DOTI Design Stores | General business experience Marketing skills Management experience |
| Foliage Design Systems | General business experience Marketing skills Sales experience |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| DOTI Design Stores | No |
| Foliage Design Systems | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Equipment | |
| DOTI Design Stores} | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Inventory | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Receivables | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Payroll | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Foliage Design Systems | On-The-Job Training: Up to 32 hours Classroom Training: 51-72 hours |
| Support | |
| DOTI Design Stores | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Foliage Design Systems | Ad Templates Social media SEO |
| Marketing | |
| DOTI Design Stores | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| Foliage Design Systems | Ad Templates Social media SEO |
| Operations | |
| DOTI Design Stores | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 9 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Foliage Design Systems | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Foliage Design Systems | 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 | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| International Expansion | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |