Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Foliage Design Systems | Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Investment | 44400 - 64400 | 283270 - 852975 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1971 | 1955 |
| Year Franchised | 1980 | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Foliage Design Systems | Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Sales experience | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Foliage Design Systems | Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| 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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| Foliage Design Systems | Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: Up to 32 hours Classroom Training: 51-72 hours | |
| Support | Ad Templates Social media SEO | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Social media SEO | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | 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) | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 90% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (30% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Foliage Design Systems | Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| 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 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Foliage Design Systems | 6% |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Year Founded | |
| Foliage Design Systems | 1971 |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | 1955 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Foliage Design Systems | 1980 |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Foliage Design Systems | 4-5 years |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | $2.5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Foliage Design Systems | General business experience Marketing skills Sales experience |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Foliage Design Systems | No |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Equipment | |
| Foliage Design Systems} | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Inventory | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Receivables | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Payroll | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Foliage Design Systems | On-The-Job Training: Up to 32 hours Classroom Training: 51-72 hours |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Support | |
| Foliage Design Systems | Ad Templates Social media SEO |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Foliage Design Systems | Ad Templates Social media SEO |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 90% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (30% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 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 |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |