Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | California Closet Company | |
| Investment | 96500 - 499000 | 127500 - 377000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1987 | 1978 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | California Closet Company | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Strong sales background a plus | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | California Closet Company | |
| 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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| Closet & Storage Concepts | California Closet Company | |
| Training | On-site operational instruction Training for designer, installation, and production staff Proprietary technology for sales, design, and operational systems management | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Closet & Storage Concepts | California Closet Company | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, Mexico, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 5% |
| California Closet Company | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Year Founded | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 1987 |
| California Closet Company | 1978 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 2000 |
| California Closet Company | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 10 years |
| California Closet Company | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Lesser of initial, current fee |
| California Closet Company | 50% of franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | General business experience Marketing skills Strong sales background a plus |
| California Closet Company | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | No |
| California Closet Company | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Equipment | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts} | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Inventory | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Receivables | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Payroll | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| California Closet Company | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| California Closet Company | On-site operational instruction Training for designer, installation, and production staff Proprietary technology for sales, design, and operational systems management |
| Support | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| California Closet Company | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| California Closet Company | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| 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 | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| California Closet Company | |
| International Expansion | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Canada, Mexico, |
| California Closet Company | |