Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Granite America | California Closet Company | |
| Investment | 32250 - 576200 | 127500 - 377000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1999 | 1978 |
| Year Franchised | 2012 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Granite America | California Closet Company | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Granite America | California Closet Company | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Granite America | California Closet Company | |
| Training | On-site operational instruction Training for designer, installation, and production staff Proprietary technology for sales, design, and operational systems management | |
| Support | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Granite America | California Closet Company | |
| 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 | |
| Granite America | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Granite America | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Granite America | |
| California Closet Company | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Granite America | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Year Founded | |
| Granite America | 1999 |
| California Closet Company | 1978 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Granite America | 2012 |
| California Closet Company | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Granite America | |
| California Closet Company | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Granite America | |
| California Closet Company | 50% of franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Granite America | |
| California Closet Company | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Granite America | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Granite America | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Equipment | |
| Granite America} | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Inventory | |
| Granite America | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Receivables | |
| Granite America | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Payroll | |
| Granite America | |
| California Closet Company | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Granite America | |
| California Closet Company | On-site operational instruction Training for designer, installation, and production staff Proprietary technology for sales, design, and operational systems management |
| Support | |
| Granite America | |
| California Closet Company | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Granite America | |
| California Closet Company | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Granite America | |
| California Closet Company | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Granite America | 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 |
| California Closet Company | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Granite America | |
| California Closet Company | |
| International Expansion | |
| Granite America | |
| California Closet Company | |