Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Guardsman FurniturePro | Room Evolutions | |
| Investment | 16500 - 59000 | 190000 - 320000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | Varies | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1865 | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | 1994 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Guardsman FurniturePro | Room Evolutions | |
| Experience | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. | |
Financing Options |
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| Guardsman FurniturePro | Room Evolutions | |
| 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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| Guardsman FurniturePro | Room Evolutions | |
| Training | Initial one week orientation and ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media | 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 - 2 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Guardsman FurniturePro | Room Evolutions | |
| US Expansion | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | Varies |
| Room Evolutions | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Room Evolutions | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | 1865 |
| Room Evolutions | 1953 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | 1994 |
| Room Evolutions | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | 5 years |
| Room Evolutions | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Room Evolutions | $5,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Room Evolutions | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | No |
| Room Evolutions | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Equipment | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro} | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Inventory | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Receivables | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Payroll | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Room Evolutions | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Room Evolutions | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| Support | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Marketing | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | Ad slicks, National media |
| Room Evolutions | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Operations | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
| Room Evolutions | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Room Evolutions | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| International Expansion | |
| Guardsman FurniturePro | Canada, |
| Room Evolutions | |