Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Surface Specialists | Room Evolutions | |
| Investment | 43200 - 56000 | 190000 - 320000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Surface Specialists | Room Evolutions | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications helpful but not required) | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
Financing Options |
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| Surface Specialists | Room Evolutions | |
| 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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| Surface Specialists | Room Evolutions | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 57-73 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours Follow-up training available at franchisee's location | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Surface Specialists | Room Evolutions | |
| 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 | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Surface Specialists | 5% |
| Room Evolutions | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Room Evolutions | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Surface Specialists | 1981 |
| Room Evolutions | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Surface Specialists | 1982 |
| Room Evolutions | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Surface Specialists | 10 years |
| Room Evolutions | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Room Evolutions | $5,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Surface Specialists | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications helpful but not required) |
| Room Evolutions | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Surface Specialists | Yes |
| Room Evolutions | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Equipment | |
| Surface Specialists} | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Inventory | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Receivables | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Payroll | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Room Evolutions | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Surface Specialists | On-The-Job Training: 57-73 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours Follow-up training available at franchisee's location |
| Room Evolutions | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| Support | |
| Surface Specialists | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Marketing | |
| Surface Specialists | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development |
| Room Evolutions | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Operations | |
| Surface Specialists | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Room Evolutions | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Surface Specialists | 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 |
| Room Evolutions | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Surface Specialists | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Room Evolutions | |
| International Expansion | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Room Evolutions | |