Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | Floor Depot | |
| Investment | 289500 - 409500 | 200000 - 250000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 1.5-2.5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1988 | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | 1993 | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | Floor Depot | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | Floor Depot | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | Floor Depot | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | Floor Depot | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| Floor Depot | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| Floor Depot | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | 1.5-2.5% |
| Floor Depot | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| Floor Depot | |
| Year Founded | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | 1988 |
| Floor Depot | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | 1993 |
| Floor Depot | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | 5 years |
| Floor Depot | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | $2.5K |
| Floor Depot | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| Floor Depot | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | No |
| Floor Depot | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| Floor Depot | |
| Equipment | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet} | |
| Floor Depot | |
| Inventory | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| Floor Depot | |
| Receivables | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| Floor Depot | |
| Payroll | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| Floor Depot | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| Floor Depot | |
| Support | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Floor Depot | |
| Marketing | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Floor Depot | |
| 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) |
| Floor Depot | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| Floor Depot | 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 | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| Floor Depot | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| Floor Depot | |