Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Apex Energy Solutions | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Investment | 98850 - 197500 | 157250 - 298500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 7% | varies |
| Advertising Fee | varies | |
| Year Founded | 1998 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 2015 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Apex Energy Solutions | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Experience | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required | |
Financing Options |
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| Apex Energy Solutions | 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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| Apex Energy Solutions | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 88 hours | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Social media SEO Website development | 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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| Apex Energy Solutions | 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 | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | 7% |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Year Founded | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | 1998 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | 2015 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Equipment | |
| Apex Energy Solutions} | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Inventory | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Receivables | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Payroll | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 88 hours |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Support | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | Social media SEO Website development |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| 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 | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | 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 | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | 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 | |
| Apex Energy Solutions | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |