Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Epcon Communities | Next Day Access | |
| Investment | 887200 - 4569000 | 103025 - 135200 |
| 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 | Next Day Access | |
| Experience | General business experience Upper management experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Epcon Communities | Next Day Access | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Epcon Communities | Next Day Access | |
| 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 | Next Day Access | |
| 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 | |
| Next Day Access | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Next Day Access | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| Next Day Access | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| Next Day Access | |
| Year Founded | |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| Next Day Access | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| Next Day Access | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| Next Day Access | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
| Next Day Access | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
| Next Day Access | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Epcon Communities | No |
| Next Day Access | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Next Day Access | |
| Equipment | |
| Epcon Communities} | |
| Next Day Access | |
| Inventory | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Next Day Access | |
| Receivables | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Next Day Access | |
| Payroll | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Next Day Access | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| Next Day Access | |
| Support | |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Next Day Access | |
| Marketing | |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Next Day Access | |
| 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) |
| Next Day Access | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Next Day Access | 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 | |
| Next Day Access | |
| International Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |
| Next Day Access | |