Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Inspection Boys | California Closet Company | |
| Investment | 35000 - 55000 | 127500 - 377000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4-6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1978 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Inspection Boys | California Closet Company | |
| Experience | The basic requirements would include anyone with a sales background, former managers, former sales people, former business owners, former marketing executives, and anyone with mold remediation, asbestos abatement, home repair, or carpentry experience. | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| The Inspection Boys | California Closet Company | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| The Inspection Boys | California Closet Company | |
| Training | Training is held in our HQ in New Jersey for 5 days. | On-site operational instruction Training for designer, installation, and production staff Proprietary technology for sales, design, and operational systems management |
| Support | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| The Inspection Boys | California Closet Company | |
| 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 | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Inspection Boys | 4-6% |
| California Closet Company | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Inspection Boys | 3% |
| California Closet Company | |
| Year Founded | |
| The Inspection Boys | 0 |
| California Closet Company | 1978 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Inspection Boys | 0 |
| California Closet Company | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| California Closet Company | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| California Closet Company | 50% of franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Inspection Boys | The basic requirements would include anyone with a sales background, former managers, former sales people, former business owners, former marketing executives, and anyone with mold remediation, asbestos abatement, home repair, or carpentry experience. |
| California Closet Company | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Equipment | |
| The Inspection Boys} | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Inventory | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Receivables | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Payroll | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| California Closet Company | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| The Inspection Boys | Training is held in our HQ in New Jersey for 5 days. |
| California Closet Company | On-site operational instruction Training for designer, installation, and production staff Proprietary technology for sales, design, and operational systems management |
| Support | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| California Closet Company | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| California Closet Company | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| California Closet Company | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Inspection Boys | 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 Closet Company | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| California Closet Company | |
| International Expansion | |
| The Inspection Boys | |
| California Closet Company | |