Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ready Decks | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Investment | 144000 - 213000 | 157250 - 298500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | varies |
| Advertising Fee | varies | |
| Year Founded | 2001 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ready Decks | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Experience | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required | |
Financing Options |
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| Ready Decks | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| 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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| Ready Decks | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | 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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| Ready Decks | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| 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 | California, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ready Decks | 5% |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Year Founded | |
| Ready Decks | 2001 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ready Decks | 2005 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ready Decks | 10 years |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ready Decks | $14,500 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ready Decks | No |
| HomeStory Doors and More | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Equipment | |
| Ready Decks} | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Inventory | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Receivables | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Payroll | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Ready Decks | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Support | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Ready Decks | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 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 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | California, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Ready Decks | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |