Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| American Sign Shops | Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Investment | 66000 - 93000 | 161800 - 539500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 0 | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1977 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
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Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| American Sign Shops | Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| American Sign Shops | Business Cards Tomorrow | |
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| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising | |
| Operations | 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| American Sign Shops | Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| US Expansion | California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion | South America, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Franchise Fee | |
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| Royalty Fee | |
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| Business Cards Tomorrow | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
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| Year Founded | |
| American Sign Shops | 0 |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | |
| American Sign Shops | 0 |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 1977 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| American Sign Shops | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 25 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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Financing Options |
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| Start-up Costs | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Inventory | |
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| Receivables | |
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| Payroll | |
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Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| American Sign Shops | |
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| Support | |
| American Sign Shops | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| American Sign Shops | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | Co-op advertising |
| Operations | |
| American Sign Shops | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| American Sign Shops | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| American Sign Shops | 0 |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
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| Business Cards Tomorrow | South America, Western Europe, |