Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Grout Wizard | Ready Decks | |
| Investment | 20615 - 33725 | 144000 - 213000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6%-9% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1997 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 2001 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Grout Wizard | Ready Decks | |
| 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 | Ready Decks | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Grout Wizard | Ready Decks | |
| 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. | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| 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) | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Grout Wizard | Ready Decks | |
| 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 | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Grout Wizard | 6%-9% |
| Ready Decks | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Grout Wizard | 3% |
| Ready Decks | |
| Year Founded | |
| Grout Wizard | 1997 |
| Ready Decks | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Grout Wizard | 2001 |
| Ready Decks | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Grout Wizard | 5 years |
| Ready Decks | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Ready Decks | $14,500 |
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. |
| Ready Decks | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Grout Wizard | Yes |
| Ready Decks | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Equipment | |
| Grout Wizard} | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Inventory | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Receivables | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Payroll | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Ready Decks | |
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. |
| Ready Decks | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| Support | |
| Grout Wizard | Meetings, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Ready Decks | |
| Marketing | |
| Grout Wizard | Ad slicks |
| Ready Decks | |
| 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) |
| Ready Decks | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Ready Decks | 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 | |
| Ready Decks | |
| International Expansion | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Ready Decks | |