Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Epcon Communities | RSU Contractors | |
| Investment | 887200 - 4569000 | 66000 - 156500 |
| 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 | RSU Contractors | |
| Experience | General business experience Upper management experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Epcon Communities | RSU Contractors | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Epcon Communities | RSU Contractors | |
| Training | Available at headquarters | |
| Support | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training | |
| Marketing | Marketing plans, materials, field support | Neighborhood Blitz campaigns High tech and grassroots Home Maintenance Program Constant contact with clients Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Technology and social media to stay connected Programs to establish your Franchise as the "Brand of Excellence"! Truck Graphics and Wraps Lawn signs Brochures Team Uniforms Handouts & Program Guides Website -- WWW.RSUcontractors.com |
| 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 | RSU Contractors | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Year Founded | |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| RSU Contractors | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| RSU Contractors | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
| RSU Contractors | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
| RSU Contractors | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Epcon Communities | No |
| RSU Contractors | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Equipment | |
| Epcon Communities} | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Inventory | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Receivables | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Payroll | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| RSU Contractors | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Support | |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Marketing | |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| RSU Contractors | Neighborhood Blitz campaigns High tech and grassroots Home Maintenance Program Constant contact with clients Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Technology and social media to stay connected Programs to establish your Franchise as the "Brand of Excellence"! Truck Graphics and Wraps Lawn signs Brochures Team Uniforms Handouts & Program Guides Website -- WWW.RSUcontractors.com |
| 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) |
| RSU Contractors | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| International Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |
| RSU Contractors | |