Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | SandFree | |
| Investment | 289500 - 409500 | 40600 - 64650 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 1.5-2.5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1988 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 1993 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | SandFree | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | SandFree | |
| 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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| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | SandFree | |
| Training | Available at headquarters: 3 days+ | |
| 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) | * Franchise can be run from home * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 3 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | SandFree | |
| 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 |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| SandFree | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| SandFree | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | 1.5-2.5% |
| SandFree | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| SandFree | |
| Year Founded | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | 1988 |
| SandFree | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | 1993 |
| SandFree | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | 5 years |
| SandFree | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | $2.5K |
| SandFree | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| SandFree | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | No |
| SandFree | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| SandFree | |
| Equipment | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet} | |
| SandFree | |
| Inventory | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| SandFree | |
| Receivables | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| SandFree | |
| Payroll | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| SandFree | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| SandFree | Available at headquarters: 3 days+ |
| Support | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Purchasing cooperatives |
| SandFree | |
| Marketing | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| SandFree | |
| 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) |
| SandFree | * Franchise can be run from home * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 3 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| SandFree | 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 | |
| SandFree | |
| International Expansion | |
| Stone Mountain-GCO Flooring Outlet | |
| SandFree | |