Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Room Evolutions | Blind Man of America | |
| Investment | 190000 - 320000 | 45500 - 69100 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 4.30% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1953 | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | 2008 | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Room Evolutions | Blind Man of America | |
| Experience | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. | |
Financing Options |
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| Room Evolutions | Blind Man of America | |
| 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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| Room Evolutions | Blind Man of America | |
| Training | Initial one week orientation and ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line | |
| Marketing | Marketing materials are created and available | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 0% 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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| Room Evolutions | Blind Man of America | |
| US Expansion | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Room Evolutions | 4% |
| Blind Man of America | 4.30% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Room Evolutions | 1% |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Year Founded | |
| Room Evolutions | 1953 |
| Blind Man of America | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Room Evolutions | 2008 |
| Blind Man of America | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Room Evolutions | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| Blind Man of America | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Room Evolutions | $5,000 |
| Blind Man of America | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Room Evolutions | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
| Blind Man of America | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Room Evolutions | No |
| Blind Man of America | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Equipment | |
| Room Evolutions} | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Inventory | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Receivables | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Payroll | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Blind Man of America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Room Evolutions | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Support | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Blind Man of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line |
| Marketing | |
| Room Evolutions | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Blind Man of America | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Blind Man of America | Franchise can be run from home. 0% 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 | |
| Room Evolutions | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin |
| Blind Man of America | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, 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 | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| International Expansion | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Blind Man of America | |