Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| PERMA-DRY Systems | California Closet Company | |
| Investment | 180000 - 999999 | 127500 - 377000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1980 | 1978 |
| Year Franchised | 1990 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| PERMA-DRY Systems | California Closet Company | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| PERMA-DRY Systems | California Closet Company | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| PERMA-DRY Systems | California Closet Company | |
| Training | Headquarters in Dartmouth, NS 2 Weeks | On-site operational instruction Training for designer, installation, and production staff Proprietary technology for sales, design, and operational systems management |
| Support | Central Data Processing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 1 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| PERMA-DRY Systems | California Closet Company | |
| 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 | Canada, United Kingdom |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | 5% |
| California Closet Company | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Year Founded | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | 1980 |
| California Closet Company | 1978 |
| Year Franchised | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | 1990 |
| California Closet Company | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | 5 years +5 |
| California Closet Company | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| California Closet Company | 50% of franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| California Closet Company | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Equipment | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems} | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Inventory | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Receivables | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| California Closet Company | |
| Payroll | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| California Closet Company | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | Headquarters in Dartmouth, NS 2 Weeks |
| California Closet Company | On-site operational instruction Training for designer, installation, and production staff Proprietary technology for sales, design, and operational systems management |
| Support | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | Central Data Processing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| California Closet Company | Media planning Local and national advertising collateral Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| California Closet Company | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 1 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
| 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 | |
| PERMA-DRY 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 |
| California Closet Company | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | |
| California Closet Company | |
| International Expansion | |
| PERMA-DRY Systems | Canada, United Kingdom |
| California Closet Company | |