Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Archadeck | Epcon Communities | |
| Investment | 75950 - 103550 | 887200 - 4569000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3%-6% | 1% to 2% |
| Advertising Fee | 1.50% | $500/ month |
| Year Founded | 1980 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Archadeck | Epcon Communities | |
| Experience | General business experience | General business experience Upper management experience |
Financing Options |
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| Archadeck | Epcon Communities | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | Yes | No |
| Payroll | Yes | No |
Training & Support |
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| Archadeck | Epcon Communities | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 116 hours Additional Training: Additional training | Available at headquarters |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Marketing | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise allowed. | 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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| Archadeck | Epcon Communities | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Archadeck | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Archadeck | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Archadeck | 3%-6% |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Archadeck | 1.50% |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| Year Founded | |
| Archadeck | 1980 |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Archadeck | 1984 |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Archadeck | 8 years |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Archadeck | |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Archadeck | General business experience |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Archadeck | Yes |
| Epcon Communities | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Archadeck | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Equipment | |
| Archadeck} | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Inventory | |
| Archadeck | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Receivables | |
| Archadeck | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Payroll | |
| Archadeck | |
| Epcon Communities | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Archadeck | Classroom Training: 116 hours Additional Training: Additional training |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| Support | |
| Archadeck | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Marketing | |
| Archadeck | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Operations | |
| Archadeck | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise allowed. |
| 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 | |
| Archadeck | Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Archadeck | 0 |
| Epcon Communities | |
| International Expansion | |
| Archadeck | |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |