Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Investment | 289500 - 409500 | 110000 - 120000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 1.5-2.5% | 5-12.5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1988 | 1963 |
| Year Franchised | 1993 | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Experience | Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| 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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| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Training | Ongoing training available | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Purchasing cooperatives | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | |
| Operations | 32% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (70% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 16.6% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| US Expansion | Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | 1.5-2.5% |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | 5-12.5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Year Founded | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | 1988 |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | 1963 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | 1993 |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | 5 years |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | $2.5K |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | No |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Equipment | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet} | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Inventory | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Receivables | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Payroll | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Ongoing training available |
| Support | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Purchasing cooperatives |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| Operations | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | 32% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (70% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 16.6% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |
| International Expansion | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| AWC Commercial Window Coverings | |