Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Decorating Den Interiors | |
| Investment | 495000 - 495000 | 52580 - 70355 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 0 | 7-9% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1902 | 1969 |
| Year Franchised | 1987 | 1970 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Decorating Den Interiors | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | Decorating skills; people skills |
Financing Options |
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| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Decorating Den Interiors | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Decorating Den Interiors | |
| Training | Administrative & service management | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| 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. 1% 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 | Decorating Den Interiors | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, 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 | 0 |
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Decorating Den Interiors | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Decorating Den Interiors | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | 0 |
| Decorating Den Interiors | 7-9% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Decorating Den Interiors | |
| Year Founded | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | 1902 |
| Decorating Den Interiors | 1969 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | 1987 |
| Decorating Den Interiors | 1970 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | 5 years |
| Decorating Den Interiors | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Decorating Den Interiors | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Industry experience General business experience |
| Decorating Den Interiors | Decorating skills; people skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | No |
| Decorating Den Interiors | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Decorating Den Interiors | |
| Equipment | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design} | |
| Decorating Den Interiors | |
| Inventory | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Decorating Den Interiors | |
| Receivables | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Decorating Den Interiors | |
| Payroll | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Decorating Den Interiors | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Administrative & service management |
| Decorating Den Interiors | |
| Support | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Decorating Den Interiors | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Decorating Den Interiors | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| 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) |
| Decorating Den Interiors | Franchise can be run from home. 1% 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 | |
| Decorating Den Interiors | Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, 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 |
| Decorating Den Interiors | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Norwalk Furniture & Design | |
| Decorating Den Interiors | Canada, |