Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Epcon Communities | Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Investment | 887200 - 4569000 | 169400 - 295100 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 1% to 2% | 6.25% |
| Advertising Fee | $500/ month | 0.75% |
| Year Founded | 1986 | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Epcon Communities | Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Experience | General business experience Upper management experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Epcon Communities | Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Epcon Communities | Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Training | Available at headquarters | On-The-Job Training: 43 hours Classroom Training: 62+ hours |
| Support | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Marketing plans, materials, field support | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 - 5 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Epcon Communities | Storm Guard Restoration | |
| 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 | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| Storm Guard Restoration | 6.25% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| Storm Guard Restoration | 0.75% |
| Year Founded | |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| Storm Guard Restoration | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| Storm Guard Restoration | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Epcon Communities | No |
| Storm Guard Restoration | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Equipment | |
| Epcon Communities} | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Inventory | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Receivables | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Payroll | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| Storm Guard Restoration | On-The-Job Training: 43 hours Classroom Training: 62+ hours |
| Support | |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Storm Guard Restoration | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Storm Guard Restoration | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| 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) |
| Storm Guard Restoration | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 - 5 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | 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 | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| International Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |