Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ready Decks | Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Investment | 144000 - 213000 | 41000 - 167000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2001 | 2000 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ready Decks | Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| 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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| Ready Decks | Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| 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 | Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| 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 | * Franchise can be run from home * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Ready Decks | Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| 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 | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ready Decks | 5% |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Year Founded | |
| Ready Decks | 2001 |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | 2000 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ready Decks | 2005 |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ready Decks | 10 years |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ready Decks | $14,500 |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | $9K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | 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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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ready Decks | No |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Equipment | |
| Ready Decks} | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Inventory | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Receivables | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Payroll | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Ready Decks | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Support | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| 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. |
| 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) |
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 |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| International Expansion | |
| Ready Decks | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |