Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Only Doors & Windows | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Investment | 57300 - 89300 | 190000 - 320000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1999 | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Only Doors & Windows | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
Financing Options |
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| Only Doors & Windows | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Only Doors & Windows | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Training | Initial one week orientation and ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Only Doors & Windows | 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 | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Only Doors & Windows | 5% |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Only Doors & Windows | 1999 |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Only Doors & Windows | 2003 |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Only Doors & Windows | 10 years |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Only Doors & Windows | $4.9K |
| Basement Living Systems USA | $5,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Only Doors & Windows | General business experience Marketing skills |
| 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 | |
| Only Doors & Windows | Yes |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Equipment | |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Inventory | |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Receivables | |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Payroll | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| Support | |
| Only Doors & Windows | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Marketing | |
| Only Doors & Windows | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Operations | |
| Only Doors & Windows | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Only Doors & Windows | 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 | |
| Only Doors & Windows | 0 |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| International Expansion | |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | |