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| Business Cards Tomorrow | Have Signs Will Travel | |
| Investment | 161800 - 539500 | 103500 - 148500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | $300/Mo.Max | |
| Year Founded | 1975 | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | 1977 | 0 |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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Financing Options |
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| Business Cards Tomorrow | Have Signs Will Travel | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Business Cards Tomorrow | Have Signs Will Travel | |
| Training | 4 weeks in Bohemia | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Central Data Processing Field Training Initial Store Opening 800 Telephone Hotline |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising | |
| Operations | 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Business Cards Tomorrow | Have Signs Will Travel | |
| US Expansion | California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, | 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 | 0 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | South America, Western Europe, |
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| Franchise Fee | |
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| Business Cards Tomorrow | 6% |
| Have Signs Will Travel | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
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| Have Signs Will Travel | $300/Mo.Max |
| Year Founded | |
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| Have Signs Will Travel | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | |
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| Have Signs Will Travel | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 25 years |
| Have Signs Will Travel | 10 years +10 |
| Renewal Fee | |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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Financing Options |
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| Inventory | |
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| Receivables | |
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| Payroll | |
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Training & Support |
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| Have Signs Will Travel | 4 weeks in Bohemia |
| Support | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Have Signs Will Travel | Central Data Processing Field Training Initial Store Opening 800 Telephone Hotline |
| Marketing | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | Co-op advertising |
| Have Signs Will Travel | |
| Operations | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
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Expansion Plans |
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| Business Cards Tomorrow | California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, |
| Have Signs Will Travel | 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 | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 0 |
| Have Signs Will Travel | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | South America, Western Europe, |
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