Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Epcon Communities | Global Garage | |
| Investment | 887200 - 4569000 | 88000 - 225000 |
| 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 | Global Garage | |
| Experience | General business experience Upper management experience | 1. Full Time Commitment. We are not accepting franchisees who want this as an add-on to another business. 2. Fulfillment of the No-Commitment Franchise Discovery Process. 3. Marketing & Networking interest and aptitude. 4. A business person's attitude. 5. Wants to work on your business not in your business. * "Can Do" Attitude. * Friendly Disposition. * Embodiment of the FFIS Philosophy. 6. Sufficient Net Worth. ($150,000) 7. $100,000 in liquid capital. |
Financing Options |
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| Epcon Communities | Global Garage | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Epcon Communities | Global Garage | |
| Training | Available at headquarters | At Global Garage we take Training very SERIOUSLY! The First step in training is to get all of your equipment, office, business and storage area set up. This must be done before coming to training. We will walk you through each step of it. 4 Days of training at a successful Global Garage facility. An additional 4 Days of training at your location using your equipment. Manufacturers flooring training. Manufacturers cabinets training. Ongoing discussions, newsletters, coaching, meetings, etc. |
| 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Epcon Communities | Global Garage | |
| 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, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Global Garage | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Global Garage | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| Global Garage | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| Global Garage | |
| Year Founded | |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| Global Garage | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| Global Garage | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| Global Garage | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
| Global Garage | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
| Global Garage | 1. Full Time Commitment. We are not accepting franchisees who want this as an add-on to another business. 2. Fulfillment of the No-Commitment Franchise Discovery Process. 3. Marketing & Networking interest and aptitude. 4. A business person's attitude. 5. Wants to work on your business not in your business. * "Can Do" Attitude. * Friendly Disposition. * Embodiment of the FFIS Philosophy. 6. Sufficient Net Worth. ($150,000) 7. $100,000 in liquid capital. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Epcon Communities | No |
| Global Garage | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Global Garage | |
| Equipment | |
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| Global Garage | |
| Inventory | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Global Garage | |
| Receivables | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Global Garage | |
| Payroll | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Global Garage | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| Global Garage | At Global Garage we take Training very SERIOUSLY! The First step in training is to get all of your equipment, office, business and storage area set up. This must be done before coming to training. We will walk you through each step of it. 4 Days of training at a successful Global Garage facility. An additional 4 Days of training at your location using your equipment. Manufacturers flooring training. Manufacturers cabinets training. Ongoing discussions, newsletters, coaching, meetings, etc. |
| Support | |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Global Garage | |
| Marketing | |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Global Garage | |
| 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) |
| Global Garage | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Global Garage | 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 | |
| Global Garage | |
| International Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |
| Global Garage | |