What activities are included in the time period for opening a Closet Storage Concepts business?
Closet_Storage_Concepts Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
[Item 11: FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING]
ITEM 11 FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING
Except as listed below, we are not required to provide you with any assistance:
Pre-Opening Assistance
Before you open your Closet & Storage Concepts business, we will:
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- Designate your territory (Franchise Agreement Section 1.4).
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- Assist with respect to selecting a showroom site (Franchise Agreement Section 1.3, 4.2)
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- Assist you in negotiating a lease for the showroom site which you have selected. The lease is subject to our approval or disapproval which generally shall be given within 30 days after you submit a written copy of the lease to us. You should consult with an attorney who is experienced in reviewing leases for commercial locations. We do not anticipate owning the premises, although we reserve the right to do so. (Franchise Agreement – Section 1.3)
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- Upon approval by us of the showroom site which you select, we will provide you with advice, guidance and general layout (but not construction) plans for the showroom. In constructing your showroom you must comply with all local building codes, ordinances and requirements and obtain all required building, health and sign permits and licenses. You pay all costs for construction or remodeling the showroom. (Franchise Agreement - Sections 4.1 and 4.2).
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- Provide you with a list of suppliers and written specifications for all equipment, goods, products and supplies you will need in connection with your franchised business and provide you with an opening inventory of franchise products, design layouts and supplies. We do not construct, remodel or decorate the showroom for you. We reserve the right to set maximum and minimum prices for products and services. (Franchise Agreement - Sections 1.05 and 4.01). Initial Training is provided on an as-needed basis but typically begins within 60 days of signing the Franchise Agreement. You (or your Operating Principal if you are an entity) and your designated manager (if employed) must attend and successfully complete to our satisfaction the Closet & Storage Concepts training course. If we determine that you and/or your designated manager are unable to successfully complete the training course, we have the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement. (Franchise Agreement - Section 4.4).
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 27–38)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Closet Storage Concepts' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, before opening a Closet Storage Concepts business, the franchisor will designate the territory for the franchisee. Closet Storage Concepts will assist with selecting a showroom site and assist the franchisee in negotiating a lease for the showroom site, subject to the franchisor's approval, which generally will be given within 30 days after the franchisee submits a written copy of the lease to them.
Closet Storage Concepts will provide advice, guidance, and general layout plans for the showroom site once approved. The franchisee is responsible for complying with all local building codes, ordinances, and requirements, as well as obtaining all required building, health, and sign permits and licenses. The franchisee pays all costs for construction or remodeling of the showroom. Closet Storage Concepts will provide a list of suppliers and written specifications for all equipment, goods, products, and supplies needed for the franchised business, along with an opening inventory of franchise products, design layouts, and supplies.
Initial training typically begins within 60 days of signing the Franchise Agreement. The franchisee (or their Operating Principal if they are an entity) and their designated manager (if employed) must attend and successfully complete the Closet Storage Concepts training course to the franchisor's satisfaction. If the franchisor determines that the franchisee and/or their designated manager are unable to successfully complete the training course, they have the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement.