Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| SandFree | AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Investment | 40600 - 64650 | 110000 - 120000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5-12.5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2001 | 1963 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| SandFree | AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Experience | Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| SandFree | AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| 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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| SandFree | AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Training | Available at headquarters: 3 days+ | Ongoing training available |
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | * Franchise can be run from home * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 3 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 16.6% 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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| SandFree | AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| 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 | Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| SandFree | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| SandFree | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| SandFree | 5% |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | 5-12.5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| SandFree | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Year Founded | |
| SandFree | 2001 |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | 1963 |
| Year Franchised | |
| SandFree | 2002 |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| SandFree | 10 years |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| SandFree | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| SandFree | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| SandFree | Yes |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| SandFree | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Equipment | |
| SandFree} | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Inventory | |
| SandFree | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Receivables | |
| SandFree | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Payroll | |
| SandFree | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| SandFree | Available at headquarters: 3 days+ |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Ongoing training available |
| Support | |
| SandFree | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| SandFree | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Operations | |
| SandFree | * Franchise can be run from home * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 3 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 16.6% 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 | |
| SandFree | 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 |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| SandFree | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| International Expansion | |
| SandFree | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |