Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Epcon Communities | Garage Living | |
| Investment | 887200 - 4569000 | 236750 - 313500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 1% to 2% | 6.50% |
| Advertising Fee | $500/ month | 6% Local + 2% Nat'l |
| Year Founded | 1986 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Epcon Communities | Garage Living | |
| Experience | General business experience Upper management experience | Garage Living franchise owners are not required to have prior construction or remodeling industry experience, but it can be helpful to understand the basics of running a business like ours. In fact, we welcome the opportunity to open a dialogue with existing similar or complementary home improvement businesses who wish to add the Garage Living system to their current operations. In general, we are seeking franchise candidates who have good communications and customer service skills, a strong work ethic, and a dedication to the local community. A solid understanding of business management is also important, and sales skills are also helpful. We expect that franchise owners have adequate capital to invest in the business, and we also expect franchise owners to be directly involved in the daily operations of the franchise business. But regardless of your background, we will provide the training and tools you need to run your Garage Living franchise effectively. |
Financing Options |
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| Epcon Communities | Garage Living | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Epcon Communities | Garage Living | |
| Training | Available at headquarters | Pre-Opening Training: including classroom and hands-on exercises, plus on-site training with a Garage Living representative at your location. |
| Support | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training | Ongoing Support: including updates, remote assistance, refresher training programs and business planning meetings. |
| Marketing | Marketing plans, materials, field support | Marketing Assistance: including a professionally-developed library of project photographs (before and after), customizable marketing materials, online tools, and more. |
| Operations | 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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| Epcon Communities | Garage Living | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Garage Living | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Garage Living | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| Garage Living | 6.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| Garage Living | 6% Local + 2% Nat'l |
| Year Founded | |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| Garage Living | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| Garage Living | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| Garage Living | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
| Garage Living | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
| Garage Living | Garage Living franchise owners are not required to have prior construction or remodeling industry experience, but it can be helpful to understand the basics of running a business like ours. In fact, we welcome the opportunity to open a dialogue with existing similar or complementary home improvement businesses who wish to add the Garage Living system to their current operations. In general, we are seeking franchise candidates who have good communications and customer service skills, a strong work ethic, and a dedication to the local community. A solid understanding of business management is also important, and sales skills are also helpful. We expect that franchise owners have adequate capital to invest in the business, and we also expect franchise owners to be directly involved in the daily operations of the franchise business. But regardless of your background, we will provide the training and tools you need to run your Garage Living franchise effectively. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Epcon Communities | No |
| Garage Living | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Garage Living | |
| Equipment | |
| Epcon Communities} | |
| Garage Living | |
| Inventory | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Garage Living | |
| Receivables | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Garage Living | |
| Payroll | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Garage Living | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| Garage Living | Pre-Opening Training: including classroom and hands-on exercises, plus on-site training with a Garage Living representative at your location. |
| Support | |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Garage Living | Ongoing Support: including updates, remote assistance, refresher training programs and business planning meetings. |
| Marketing | |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Garage Living | Marketing Assistance: including a professionally-developed library of project photographs (before and after), customizable marketing materials, online tools, and more. |
| 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) |
| Garage Living | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Garage Living | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Garage Living | |
| International Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |
| Garage Living | |