Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Stone Age Coatings | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Investment | 60000 - 60000 | 157250 - 298500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | varies | |
| Advertising Fee | varies | |
| Year Founded | 2007 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 2009 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Stone Age Coatings | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Experience | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required | |
Financing Options |
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| Stone Age Coatings | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Stone Age Coatings | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Training | Initial two weeks plus ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 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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| Stone Age Coatings | 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Year Founded | |
| Stone Age Coatings | 2007 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Stone Age Coatings | 2009 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Equipment | |
| Stone Age Coatings} | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Inventory | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Receivables | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Payroll | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Stone Age Coatings | Initial two weeks plus ongoing |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Support | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| 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 | |
| Stone Age Coatings | 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 | |
| Stone Age Coatings | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Stone Age Coatings | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |