Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Foliage Design Systems | DOTI Design Stores | |
| Investment | 44400 - 64400 | 290000 - 398000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1971 | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | 1980 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Foliage Design Systems | DOTI Design Stores | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Sales experience | General business experience Marketing skills Management experience |
Financing Options |
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| Foliage Design Systems | DOTI Design Stores | |
| 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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| Foliage Design Systems | DOTI Design Stores | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: Up to 32 hours Classroom Training: 51-72 hours | |
| Support | Ad Templates Social media SEO | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Social media SEO | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 9 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Foliage Design Systems | DOTI Design Stores | |
| 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 | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Foliage Design Systems | 6% |
| DOTI Design Stores | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Year Founded | |
| Foliage Design Systems | 1971 |
| DOTI Design Stores | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Foliage Design Systems | 1980 |
| DOTI Design Stores | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Foliage Design Systems | 4-5 years |
| DOTI Design Stores | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Foliage Design Systems | General business experience Marketing skills Sales experience |
| DOTI Design Stores | General business experience Marketing skills Management experience |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Foliage Design Systems | No |
| DOTI Design Stores | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Equipment | |
| Foliage Design Systems} | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Inventory | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Receivables | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Payroll | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Foliage Design Systems | On-The-Job Training: Up to 32 hours Classroom Training: 51-72 hours |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Support | |
| Foliage Design Systems | Ad Templates Social media SEO |
| DOTI Design Stores | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Foliage Design Systems | Ad Templates Social media SEO |
| DOTI Design Stores | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| Operations | |
| Foliage Design Systems | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| DOTI Design Stores | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 9 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Foliage Design Systems | 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 |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |
| International Expansion | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| DOTI Design Stores | |