Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | Room Evolutions | |
| 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 | Room Evolutions | |
| 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 | Room Evolutions | |
| 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 | Room Evolutions | |
| 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 | Room Evolutions | |
| US Expansion | California, | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Room Evolutions | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Room Evolutions | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Room Evolutions | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Room Evolutions | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| Room Evolutions | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Room Evolutions | $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 |
| Room Evolutions | 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 |
| Room Evolutions | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Equipment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More} | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Inventory | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Receivables | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Payroll | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Room Evolutions | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Room Evolutions | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| Support | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Marketing | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Room Evolutions | 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) |
| Room Evolutions | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | California, |
| Room Evolutions | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin |
| Canada Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 0 |
| Room Evolutions | |
| International Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Room Evolutions | |