Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HomePros | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Investment | 101285 - 143475 | 157250 - 298500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | varies |
| Advertising Fee | varies | |
| Year Founded | 2001 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HomePros | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Basic home repair skills | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
Financing Options |
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| HomePros | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| 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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| HomePros | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 28% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1-4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| HomePros | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | California, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| HomePros | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HomePros | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HomePros | 7% |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HomePros | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Year Founded | |
| HomePros | 2001 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HomePros | 2002 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HomePros | 5 years |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HomePros | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HomePros | Industry experience General business experience Basic home repair skills |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HomePros | Yes |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HomePros | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Equipment | |
| HomePros} | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Inventory | |
| HomePros | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Receivables | |
| HomePros | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Payroll | |
| HomePros | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| HomePros | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Support | |
| HomePros | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| HomePros | Ad slicks |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| HomePros | Franchise can be run from home. 28% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1-4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| HomePros | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| HomeStory Doors and More | California, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| HomePros | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| HomePros | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |