Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Grout Wizard | Stone Age Coatings | |
| Investment | 20615 - 33725 | 60000 - 60000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6%-9% | |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1997 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 2001 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Grout Wizard | Stone Age Coatings | |
| 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 | Stone Age Coatings | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Grout Wizard | Stone Age Coatings | |
| 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. | Initial two weeks plus ongoing |
| 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 | Stone Age Coatings | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Grout Wizard | 6%-9% |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Grout Wizard | 3% |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Year Founded | |
| Grout Wizard | 1997 |
| Stone Age Coatings | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Grout Wizard | 2001 |
| Stone Age Coatings | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Grout Wizard | 5 years |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
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. |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Grout Wizard | Yes |
| Stone Age Coatings | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Equipment | |
| Grout Wizard} | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Inventory | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Receivables | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Payroll | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
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. |
| Stone Age Coatings | Initial two weeks plus ongoing |
| Support | |
| Grout Wizard | Meetings, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| Marketing | |
| Grout Wizard | Ad slicks |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| 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) |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Stone Age Coatings | 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 | |
| Stone Age Coatings | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Grout Wizard | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |