Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Storm Guard Restoration | Epcon Communities | |
| Investment | 169400 - 295100 | 887200 - 4569000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6.25% | 1% to 2% |
| Advertising Fee | 0.75% | $500/ month |
| Year Founded | 2003 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 2011 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Storm Guard Restoration | Epcon Communities | |
| Experience | General business experience Upper management experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Storm Guard Restoration | Epcon Communities | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Storm Guard Restoration | Epcon Communities | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 43 hours Classroom Training: 62+ hours | Available at headquarters |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Operations | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 - 5 | 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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| Storm Guard Restoration | Epcon Communities | |
| 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 | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | 6.25% |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | 0.75% |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| Year Founded | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | 2003 |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | 2011 |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Equipment | |
| Storm Guard Restoration} | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Inventory | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Receivables | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Payroll | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | On-The-Job Training: 43 hours Classroom Training: 62+ hours |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| Support | |
| 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 |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Marketing | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Operations | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 - 5 |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 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 |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| International Expansion | |
| Storm Guard Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |