Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Epcon Communities | Dream Doors | |
| Investment | 887200 - 4569000 | 85000 - 999999 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 1% to 2% | Fixed monthly Franchise fee |
| Advertising Fee | $500/ month | |
| Year Founded | 1986 | 2000 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Epcon Communities | Dream Doors | |
| Experience | General business experience Upper management experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Epcon Communities | Dream Doors | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Epcon Communities | Dream Doors | |
| Training | Available at headquarters | Three month training for State Master franchisees. One month's trying by Franchisees. |
| Support | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training | |
| Marketing | Marketing plans, materials, field support | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Master franchisees will require an operational showroom for business and training of local franchisees. Local Franchisees can work from home. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Epcon Communities | Dream Doors | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, | New Zealand |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Dream Doors | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Dream Doors | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| Dream Doors | Fixed monthly Franchise fee |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| Dream Doors | |
| Year Founded | |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| Dream Doors | 2000 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| Dream Doors | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| Dream Doors | 5 years +5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
| Dream Doors | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
| Dream Doors | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Epcon Communities | No |
| Dream Doors | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Dream Doors | |
| Equipment | |
| Epcon Communities} | |
| Dream Doors | |
| Inventory | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Dream Doors | |
| Receivables | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Dream Doors | |
| Payroll | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Dream Doors | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| Dream Doors | Three month training for State Master franchisees. One month's trying by Franchisees. |
| Support | |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Dream Doors | |
| Marketing | |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Dream Doors | |
| 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) |
| Dream Doors | Master franchisees will require an operational showroom for business and training of local franchisees. Local Franchisees can work from home. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Dream Doors | 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 | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Dream Doors | |
| International Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |
| Dream Doors | New Zealand |