Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Floor Depot | AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Investment | 200000 - 250000 | 110000 - 120000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5-12.5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2004 | 1963 |
| Year Franchised | 2006 | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Floor Depot | AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Experience | Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Floor Depot | AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Floor Depot | AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Training | Ongoing training available | |
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 16.6% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Floor Depot | AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| 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 | Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, |
| 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 |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Floor Depot | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Floor Depot | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Floor Depot | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | 5-12.5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Floor Depot | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Year Founded | |
| Floor Depot | 2004 |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | 1963 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Floor Depot | 2006 |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Floor Depot | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Floor Depot | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Floor Depot | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Floor Depot | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Floor Depot | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Equipment | |
| Floor Depot} | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Inventory | |
| Floor Depot | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Receivables | |
| Floor Depot | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Payroll | |
| Floor Depot | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Floor Depot | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Ongoing training available |
| Support | |
| Floor Depot | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Floor Depot | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Operations | |
| Floor Depot | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 16.6% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Floor Depot | 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 |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Floor Depot | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| International Expansion | |
| Floor Depot | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |