Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Epcon Communities | Mimi Home Solutions | |
| Investment | 887200 - 4569000 | 0 - 0 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 1% to 2% | |
| Advertising Fee | $500/ month | |
| Year Founded | 1986 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Epcon Communities | Mimi Home Solutions | |
| Experience | General business experience Upper management experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Epcon Communities | Mimi Home Solutions | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Epcon Communities | Mimi Home Solutions | |
| Training | Available at headquarters | |
| 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 | Mimi Home Solutions | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Mimi Home Solutions | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Mimi Home Solutions | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| Mimi Home Solutions | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| Mimi Home Solutions | |
| Year Founded | |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| Mimi Home Solutions | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| Mimi Home Solutions | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| Mimi Home Solutions | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
| Mimi Home Solutions | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
| Mimi Home Solutions | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Epcon Communities | No |
| Mimi Home Solutions | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Mimi Home Solutions | |
| Equipment | |
| Epcon Communities} | |
| Mimi Home Solutions | |
| Inventory | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Mimi Home Solutions | |
| Receivables | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Mimi Home Solutions | |
| Payroll | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Mimi Home Solutions | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| Mimi Home Solutions | |
| Support | |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Mimi Home Solutions | |
| Marketing | |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Mimi Home Solutions | |
| 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) |
| Mimi Home Solutions | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Mimi Home Solutions | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Mimi Home Solutions | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |
| Mimi Home Solutions | |