Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Room Evolutions | Only Doors & Windows | |
| Investment | 190000 - 320000 | 57300 - 89300 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1953 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 2008 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Room Evolutions | Only Doors & Windows | |
| Experience | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Room Evolutions | Only Doors & Windows | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Room Evolutions | Only Doors & Windows | |
| Training | Initial one week orientation and ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Marketing materials are created and available | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Room Evolutions | Only Doors & Windows | |
| US Expansion | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin | California, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Room Evolutions | 4% |
| Only Doors & Windows | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Room Evolutions | 1% |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Year Founded | |
| Room Evolutions | 1953 |
| Only Doors & Windows | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Room Evolutions | 2008 |
| Only Doors & Windows | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Room Evolutions | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| Only Doors & Windows | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Room Evolutions | $5,000 |
| Only Doors & Windows | $4.9K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Room Evolutions | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
| Only Doors & Windows | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Room Evolutions | No |
| Only Doors & Windows | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Equipment | |
| Room Evolutions} | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Inventory | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Receivables | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Payroll | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Room Evolutions | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| Only Doors & Windows | |
| Support | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Only Doors & Windows | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Room Evolutions | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Only Doors & Windows | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Only Doors & Windows | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Room Evolutions | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin |
| Only Doors & Windows | California, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Only Doors & Windows | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Only Doors & Windows | |