Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Dream Doors | Epcon Communities | |
| Investment | 85000 - 999999 | 887200 - 4569000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | Fixed monthly Franchise fee | 1% to 2% |
| Advertising Fee | $500/ month | |
| Year Founded | 2000 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Dream Doors | Epcon Communities | |
| Experience | General business experience Upper management experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Dream Doors | Epcon Communities | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Dream Doors | Epcon Communities | |
| Training | Three month training for State Master franchisees. One month's trying by Franchisees. | Available at headquarters |
| Support | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training | |
| Marketing | Marketing plans, materials, field support | |
| Operations | Master franchisees will require an operational showroom for business and training of local franchisees. Local Franchisees can work from home. | 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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| Dream Doors | 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 | New Zealand | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Dream Doors | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Dream Doors | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Dream Doors | Fixed monthly Franchise fee |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Dream Doors | |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| Year Founded | |
| Dream Doors | 2000 |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Dream Doors | 2002 |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Dream Doors | 5 years +5 |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Dream Doors | |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Dream Doors | |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Dream Doors | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Dream Doors | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Equipment | |
| Dream Doors} | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Inventory | |
| Dream Doors | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Receivables | |
| Dream Doors | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Payroll | |
| Dream Doors | |
| Epcon Communities | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Dream Doors | Three month training for State Master franchisees. One month's trying by Franchisees. |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| Support | |
| Dream Doors | |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Marketing | |
| Dream Doors | |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Operations | |
| Dream Doors | Master franchisees will require an operational showroom for business and training of local franchisees. Local Franchisees can work from home. |
| 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 | |
| Dream Doors | 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 | |
| Dream Doors | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| International Expansion | |
| Dream Doors | New Zealand |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |