Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Blind Man of America | |
| Investment | 495000 - 495000 | 45500 - 69100 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 0 | 4.30% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1902 | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | 1987 | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Blind Man of America | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Blind Man of America | |
| 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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| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Blind Man of America | |
| Training | Administrative & service management | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 14 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Blind Man of America | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, 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, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | 0 |
| Blind Man of America | 4.30% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Year Founded | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | 1902 |
| Blind Man of America | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | 1987 |
| Blind Man of America | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | 5 years |
| Blind Man of America | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Blind Man of America | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Industry experience General business experience |
| Blind Man of America | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | No |
| Blind Man of America | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Equipment | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design} | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Inventory | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Receivables | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Payroll | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Blind Man of America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Administrative & service management |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Support | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Blind Man of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line |
| Marketing | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Blind Man of America | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 14 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Blind Man of America | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Blind Man of America | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, 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, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | 0 |
| Blind Man of America | |
| International Expansion | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Blind Man of America | |