Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Stained Glass Overlay | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Investment | 100000 - 125000 | 190000 - 320000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1974 | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | 1981 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Stained Glass Overlay | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Experience | General business experience | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
Financing Options |
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| Stained Glass Overlay | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| 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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| Stained Glass Overlay | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Training | Initial one week orientation and ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Stained Glass Overlay | Basement Living Systems USA | |
| 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 | |
| Stained Glass Overlay | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Stained Glass Overlay | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Stained Glass Overlay | 5% |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Stained Glass Overlay | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Stained Glass Overlay | 1974 |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Stained Glass Overlay | 1981 |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Stained Glass Overlay | 10 years |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Stained Glass Overlay | $1K |
| Basement Living Systems USA | $5,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Stained Glass Overlay | General business experience |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Stained Glass Overlay | No |
| Basement Living Systems USA | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Stained Glass Overlay | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Equipment | |
| Stained Glass Overlay} | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Inventory | |
| Stained Glass Overlay | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Receivables | |
| Stained Glass Overlay | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Payroll | |
| Stained Glass Overlay | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Stained Glass Overlay | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| Support | |
| Stained Glass Overlay | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| Marketing | |
| Stained Glass Overlay | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Basement Living Systems USA | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Operations | |
| Stained Glass Overlay | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Basement Living Systems USA | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Stained Glass Overlay | |
| Basement Living Systems USA | 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 | |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | |
| International Expansion | |
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| Basement Living Systems USA | |