Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Epcon Communities | Closet Tailors | |
| Investment | 887200 - 4569000 | 40000 - 150000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 1% to 2% | |
| Advertising Fee | $500/ month | |
| Year Founded | 1986 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Epcon Communities | Closet Tailors | |
| Experience | General business experience Upper management experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Epcon Communities | Closet Tailors | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Epcon Communities | Closet Tailors | |
| Training | Available at headquarters | Two weeks of comprehensive training so you'll know this business inside and out. |
| Support | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training | Closet Tailors franchisees receive comprehensive support from an experienced team of professionals. Our parent company, Home Franchise Concepts™, has offered its Budget Blinds franchisees unparalleled support, helping to lead the brand to number one in its category. As your partners, we make it easy to get your home-based business running smoothly. Training Exclusive Territory Personal Business Representative Workshops Online and Toll-free Phone Support CAD Software |
| Marketing | Marketing plans, materials, field support | We make it easy with our local marketing tools. You'll get customizable and professional looking creative, such as newspaper ads, flyers, postcards, door hangers, yard signs, brochures and more to leverage the Closet Tailors national brand in your market. |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Epcon Communities | Closet Tailors | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Closet Tailors | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Closet Tailors | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| Closet Tailors | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| Closet Tailors | |
| Year Founded | |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| Closet Tailors | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| Closet Tailors | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| Closet Tailors | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
| Closet Tailors | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
| Closet Tailors | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Epcon Communities | No |
| Closet Tailors | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Closet Tailors | |
| Equipment | |
| Epcon Communities} | |
| Closet Tailors | |
| Inventory | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Closet Tailors | |
| Receivables | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Closet Tailors | |
| Payroll | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Closet Tailors | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| Closet Tailors | Two weeks of comprehensive training so you'll know this business inside and out. |
| Support | |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Closet Tailors | Closet Tailors franchisees receive comprehensive support from an experienced team of professionals. Our parent company, Home Franchise Concepts™, has offered its Budget Blinds franchisees unparalleled support, helping to lead the brand to number one in its category. As your partners, we make it easy to get your home-based business running smoothly. Training Exclusive Territory Personal Business Representative Workshops Online and Toll-free Phone Support CAD Software |
| Marketing | |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Closet Tailors | We make it easy with our local marketing tools. You'll get customizable and professional looking creative, such as newspaper ads, flyers, postcards, door hangers, yard signs, brochures and more to leverage the Closet Tailors national brand in your market. |
| Operations | |
| Epcon Communities | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Closet Tailors | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Closet Tailors | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Closet Tailors | |
| International Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |
| Closet Tailors | |