Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Grout Wizard | Granite America | |
| Investment | 20615 - 33725 | 32250 - 576200 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6%-9% | |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1997 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 2001 | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Grout Wizard | Granite America | |
| Experience | You need no previous business nor technical experience at all. Franchisees come from all backgrounds, ages and genders. The Company will teach you every phase of the business step by step. All you need is the desire to own and operate your own business. | |
Financing Options |
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| Grout Wizard | Granite America | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Grout Wizard | Granite America | |
| Training | There is a required 5-day, in depth, hands on training program that all Franchisees must successfully complete. Each Franchisee will be provided with the details of GROUT WIZARD procedures, methods of operations, sales techniques, communications, advertising, managing employees, interacting with customers and every aspect of operating a successful GROUT WIZARD business. | |
| Support | Meetings, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Grout Wizard | Granite America | |
| 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 | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Granite America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Granite America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Grout Wizard | 6%-9% |
| Granite America | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Grout Wizard | 3% |
| Granite America | |
| Year Founded | |
| Grout Wizard | 1997 |
| Granite America | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Grout Wizard | 2001 |
| Granite America | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Grout Wizard | 5 years |
| Granite America | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Granite America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Grout Wizard | You need no previous business nor technical experience at all. Franchisees come from all backgrounds, ages and genders. The Company will teach you every phase of the business step by step. All you need is the desire to own and operate your own business. |
| Granite America | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Grout Wizard | Yes |
| Granite America | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Granite America | |
| Equipment | |
| Grout Wizard} | |
| Granite America | |
| Inventory | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Granite America | |
| Receivables | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Granite America | |
| Payroll | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Granite America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Grout Wizard | There is a required 5-day, in depth, hands on training program that all Franchisees must successfully complete. Each Franchisee will be provided with the details of GROUT WIZARD procedures, methods of operations, sales techniques, communications, advertising, managing employees, interacting with customers and every aspect of operating a successful GROUT WIZARD business. |
| Granite America | |
| Support | |
| Grout Wizard | Meetings, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Granite America | |
| Marketing | |
| Grout Wizard | Ad slicks |
| Granite America | |
| Operations | |
| Grout Wizard | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Granite America | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Granite America | |
| International Expansion | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Granite America | |