Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Room Evolutions | Surface Specialists | |
| Investment | 190000 - 320000 | 43200 - 56000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1953 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 2008 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Room Evolutions | Surface Specialists | |
| Experience | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications helpful but not required) |
Financing Options |
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| Room Evolutions | Surface Specialists | |
| 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 | Surface Specialists | |
| Training | Initial one week orientation and ongoing | On-The-Job Training: 57-73 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours Follow-up training available at franchisee's location |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Marketing materials are created and available | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development |
| 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 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Room Evolutions | Surface Specialists | |
| US Expansion | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin | 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Room Evolutions | 4% |
| Surface Specialists | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Room Evolutions | 1% |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Year Founded | |
| Room Evolutions | 1953 |
| Surface Specialists | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Room Evolutions | 2008 |
| Surface Specialists | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Room Evolutions | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| Surface Specialists | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Room Evolutions | $5,000 |
| Surface Specialists | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Room Evolutions | Senior or mid- manager business experience, remodeling, or construction (home building or commercial) experience. |
| Surface Specialists | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications helpful but not required) |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Room Evolutions | No |
| Surface Specialists | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Equipment | |
| Room Evolutions} | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Inventory | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Receivables | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Surface Specialists | |
| Payroll | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Surface Specialists | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Room Evolutions | Initial one week orientation and ongoing |
| Surface Specialists | On-The-Job Training: 57-73 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours Follow-up training available at franchisee's location |
| Support | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Surface Specialists | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Room Evolutions | Marketing materials are created and available |
| Surface Specialists | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development |
| Operations | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Surface Specialists | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Room Evolutions | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin |
| Surface Specialists | 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 | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Surface Specialists | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Room Evolutions | |
| Surface Specialists | |