Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| United Water Restoration | The Closet Factory | |
| Investment | 159342 - 441874 | 208500 - 356000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5.75% | |
| Advertising Fee | $3,000/mo or 2% | |
| Year Founded | 2008 | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | 2015 | 1986 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| United Water Restoration | The Closet Factory | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills People skills | |
Financing Options |
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| United Water Restoration | The Closet Factory | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| United Water Restoration | The Closet Factory | |
| Training | Comprehensive training program. | |
| Support | Handpicked, trained and certified staff. 24/7 technical field support. | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Top restoration franchise sales and marketing programs. | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| United Water Restoration | The Closet Factory | |
| 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 | Worldwide, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| The Closet Factory | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| The Closet Factory | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| The Closet Factory | 5.75% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| United Water Restoration | $3,000/mo or 2% |
| The Closet Factory | |
| Year Founded | |
| United Water Restoration | 2008 |
| The Closet Factory | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | |
| United Water Restoration | 2015 |
| The Closet Factory | 1986 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| The Closet Factory | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| The Closet Factory | $7K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| The Closet Factory | General business experience Marketing skills People skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| The Closet Factory | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| The Closet Factory | |
| Equipment | |
| United Water Restoration} | |
| The Closet Factory | |
| Inventory | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| The Closet Factory | |
| Receivables | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| The Closet Factory | |
| Payroll | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| The Closet Factory | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| United Water Restoration | Comprehensive training program. |
| The Closet Factory | |
| Support | |
| United Water Restoration | Handpicked, trained and certified staff. 24/7 technical field support. |
| The Closet Factory | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| United Water Restoration | Top restoration franchise sales and marketing programs. |
| The Closet Factory | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| The Closet Factory | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| United Water Restoration | 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 |
| The Closet Factory | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| United Water Restoration | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| The Closet Factory | |
| International Expansion | |
| United Water Restoration | Worldwide, |
| The Closet Factory | |