Surface Specialists Franchise Information

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Promoted Opportunities

Initial Investment

LOW: $43,200

HIGH: $56,000

Change in Units

+2.3% +1 UNITS (1 Year)

+2.3% +1 UNITS (3 Years)

Company Profile

Founded

1981

Franchising Since

1982 (35 Years)

Corporate Address

621 Stallings Rd., #B Matthews, NC 28104

CEO

Dan Kaplan

Parent Company

Surface Specialists Systems Inc.

About Surface Specialists

Wayne McClosky founded Surface Specialists in 1981, establishing the franchise prototype in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In the beginning the family-owned company offered only minimal repair services for plastic laminate countertops and fiberglass and porcelain bath surfaces, but it soon expanded to include refinishing services for marble sinks and vanity tops. It began franchising in 1982 and is now based in Matthews, North Carolina.

Financials

Financial Requirements

Initial Investment

$43,200 - $56,000

Net-worth Requirement

$75,000

Liquid Cash Requirement

$25,000

Ongoing Fees

Initial Franchise Fee

$36,000 - $36,000

Ongoing Royalty Fee

Financing Options

Surface Specialists offers in-house financing to cover the following: franchise fee

Veteran Incentives
  20% off franchise fee

Units (Locations)

Where Seeking Franchisees:
Franchisor is seeking new franchise units throughout the U.S. and in the following regions/states: See List

Operations & Franchisor Support

Training Onsite: as needed

Training at headquarters: 10

Ongoing Support

Purchasing Co-ops

Newsletter

Meetings

Toll-Free Line

Internet

Field Operations

Marketing Support

Ad Slicks

Number of employees required to run: 1 - 1

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Updated: August 8th, 2016

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Initial Investment

Change in Units

Company Profile

Founded

Franchising Since

Corporate Address

CEO

Parent Company

About Surface Specialists

Financials

Financial Requirements

Initial Investment

Net-worth Requirement

Liquid Cash Requirement

Ongoing Fees

Initial Franchise Fee

Ongoing Royalty Fee

Financing Options

Units (Locations)

Operations & Franchisor Support

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