Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Have Signs Will Travel | Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Investment | 103500 - 148500 | 161800 - 539500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | $300/Mo.Max | |
| Year Founded | 1996 | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1977 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Have Signs Will Travel | Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Have Signs Will Travel | Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Have Signs Will Travel | Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Training | 4 weeks in Bohemia | |
| Support | Central Data Processing Field Training Initial Store Opening 800 Telephone Hotline | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| 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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| Have Signs Will Travel | Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| 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 | California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | 0 |
| International Expansion | South America, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Have Signs Will Travel | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Have Signs Will Travel | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Have Signs Will Travel | 6% |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Have Signs Will Travel | $300/Mo.Max |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Year Founded | |
| Have Signs Will Travel | 1996 |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Have Signs Will Travel | 0 |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 1977 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Have Signs Will Travel | 10 years +10 |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 25 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Have Signs Will Travel | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Have Signs Will Travel | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Have Signs Will Travel | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Have Signs Will Travel | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Equipment | |
| Have Signs Will Travel} | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Inventory | |
| Have Signs Will Travel | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Receivables | |
| Have Signs Will Travel | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Payroll | |
| Have Signs Will Travel | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Have Signs Will Travel | 4 weeks in Bohemia |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Support | |
| Have Signs Will Travel | Central Data Processing Field Training Initial Store Opening 800 Telephone Hotline |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Have Signs Will Travel | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | Co-op advertising |
| Operations | |
| Have Signs Will Travel | |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 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 |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| 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 |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Have Signs Will Travel | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | South America, Western Europe, |