Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | Ready Decks | |
| Investment | 41000 - 167000 | 144000 - 213000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2000 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | Ready Decks | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills Must have or obtain a general contracting license; specialty in-home selling | |
Financing Options |
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| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | Ready Decks | |
| 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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| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | Ready Decks | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week | |
| Support | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media | |
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | Ready Decks | |
| US Expansion | 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | 5% |
| Ready Decks | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Year Founded | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | 2000 |
| Ready Decks | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | 2000 |
| Ready Decks | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | 5 years |
| Ready Decks | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | $9K |
| Ready Decks | $14,500 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills Must have or obtain a general contracting license; specialty in-home selling |
| Ready Decks | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | No |
| Ready Decks | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Equipment | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System} | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Inventory | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Receivables | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Payroll | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Ready Decks | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Ready Decks | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| Support | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Ready Decks | |
| Marketing | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| Ready Decks | |
| Operations | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Ready Decks | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Ready Decks | 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 | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Ready Decks | |
| International Expansion | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Ready Decks | |