Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Investment | 157250 - 298500 | 190000 - 320000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | varies | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | varies | 1% |
| Year Founded | 2011 | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | 2011 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Experience | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
Financing Options |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Training | Initial one week orientation and ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Operations | 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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| HomeStory Doors and More | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| US Expansion | California, | 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | $5,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | No |
| Basement Living Systems USA | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Equipment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More} | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Inventory | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Receivables | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Payroll | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| Support | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Marketing | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | California, |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 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 | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 0 |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| International Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |