Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | The Grout Medic | |
| Investment | 157250 - 298500 | 24675 - 57950 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | varies | 5%-10% |
| Advertising Fee | varies | $75/month |
| Year Founded | 2011 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 2011 | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | The Grout Medic | |
| Experience | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required | |
Financing Options |
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| HomeStory Doors and More | The Grout Medic | |
| 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 | The Grout Medic | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising | |
| 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 | The Grout Medic | |
| 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 | Nationwide, |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Grout Medic | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Grout Medic | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| The Grout Medic | 5%-10% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| The Grout Medic | $75/month |
| Year Founded | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| The Grout Medic | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| The Grout Medic | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| The Grout Medic | 7 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Grout Medic | $2,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
| The Grout Medic | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | No |
| The Grout Medic | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Grout Medic | |
| Equipment | |
| HomeStory Doors and More} | |
| The Grout Medic | |
| Inventory | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Grout Medic | |
| Receivables | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Grout Medic | |
| Payroll | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Grout Medic | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Grout Medic | |
| Support | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| The Grout Medic | |
| Marketing | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| The Grout Medic | |
| 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) |
| The Grout Medic | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | California, |
| The Grout Medic | 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 |
| The Grout Medic | Nationwide, |
| International Expansion | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| The Grout Medic | |