Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| OpenWorks | Window Gang | |
| Investment | 15000 - 150000 | 80900 - 118300 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 5-10% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1983 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 1983 | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| OpenWorks | Window Gang | |
| Experience | General business experience | Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| OpenWorks | Window Gang | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | No |
| Equipment | Yes | No |
| Inventory | Yes | No |
| Receivables | Yes | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| OpenWorks | Window Gang | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 64 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection |
| Marketing | Regional advertising | Social media SEO Website development |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. 65% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (85% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| OpenWorks | Window Gang | |
| 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 | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Window Gang | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Window Gang | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| OpenWorks | 5-10% |
| Window Gang | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Window Gang | |
| Year Founded | |
| OpenWorks | 1983 |
| Window Gang | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| OpenWorks | 1983 |
| Window Gang | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| OpenWorks | 10 years |
| Window Gang | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Window Gang | $2.5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| OpenWorks | General business experience |
| Window Gang | Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| OpenWorks | Yes |
| Window Gang | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Window Gang | |
| Equipment | |
| OpenWorks} | |
| Window Gang | |
| Inventory | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Window Gang | |
| Receivables | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Window Gang | |
| Payroll | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Window Gang | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Window Gang | On-The-Job Training: 64 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours |
| Support | |
| OpenWorks | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Window Gang | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection |
| Marketing | |
| OpenWorks | Regional advertising |
| Window Gang | Social media SEO Website development |
| Operations | |
| OpenWorks | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Window Gang | Franchise can be run from home. 65% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (85% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Window Gang | 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 | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Window Gang | |
| International Expansion | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Window Gang | |