Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Instant Imprints | Around the Town Signs | |
| Investment | 157817 - 339385 | 21035 - 186200 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | $750 - $2,500/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1992 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 2001 | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
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| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Instant Imprints | Around the Town Signs | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Instant Imprints | Around the Town Signs | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Instant Imprints | Around the Town Signs | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Instant Imprints | Around the Town Signs | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | 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 |
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| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Instant Imprints | |
| Around the Town Signs | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Instant Imprints | |
| Around the Town Signs | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Instant Imprints | 5% |
| Around the Town Signs | $750 - $2,500/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Instant Imprints | |
| Around the Town Signs | |
| Year Founded | |
| Instant Imprints | 1992 |
| Around the Town Signs | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Instant Imprints | 2001 |
| Around the Town Signs | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Instant Imprints | 15 years |
| Around the Town Signs | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Instant Imprints | $2.5K |
| Around the Town Signs | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Instant Imprints | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Around the Town Signs | |
Financing Options |
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| Instant Imprints | No |
| Around the Town Signs | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Instant Imprints | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Inventory | |
| Instant Imprints | |
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| Receivables | |
| Instant Imprints | |
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| Payroll | |
| Instant Imprints | |
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Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Instant Imprints | |
| Around the Town Signs | |
| Support | |
| Instant Imprints | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Around the Town Signs | |
| Marketing | |
| Instant Imprints | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Around the Town Signs | |
| Operations | |
| Instant Imprints | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
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Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Instant Imprints | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Around the Town Signs | 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 |
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| International Expansion | |
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