Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Instant Imprints | Sign City | |
| Investment | 157817 - 339385 | 0 - 0 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1992 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 2001 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Instant Imprints | Sign City | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Instant Imprints | Sign City | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Instant Imprints | Sign City | |
| Training | Corporate Training Two Weeks Training at Corporate Headquarters Covering: *Administrative Duties *Sales and Marketing *Employee Management *Sign City's Leadership Skills *The "Service Mindset" *Understanding the Services Offered *Finding the Right Location *How to use the Equipment Revenue Opportunities Field Training: *One Week Training at Your Location Covering: *Building your Clientele *Sales and Marketing *New Business Development *Assistance with Management *"Kick Off" | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | At Sign City we understand the importance of quality training and unwavering support. As a Sign City franchisee you make this business successful. If you don't succeed, we don't succeed. That is why we have developed our extensive traning and support programs. We are dedicated to our team. You can count on Sign City. We are always here for you, including: *Field Support *Phone Training and Ongoing Support *Webinars *24/7 Service to Franchisees *Dedication to the "Team" |
| 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 | Sign City | |
| 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, | |
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| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Instant Imprints | |
| Sign City | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Instant Imprints | |
| Sign City | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Instant Imprints | 5% |
| Sign City | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Instant Imprints | |
| Sign City | |
| Year Founded | |
| Instant Imprints | 1992 |
| Sign City | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Instant Imprints | 2001 |
| Sign City | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Instant Imprints | 15 years |
| Sign City | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Instant Imprints | $2.5K |
| Sign City | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Instant Imprints | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Sign City | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Instant Imprints | No |
| Sign City | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Instant Imprints | |
| Sign City | |
| Equipment | |
| Instant Imprints} | |
| Sign City | |
| Inventory | |
| Instant Imprints | |
| Sign City | |
| Receivables | |
| Instant Imprints | |
| Sign City | |
| Payroll | |
| Instant Imprints | |
| Sign City | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Instant Imprints | |
| Sign City | Corporate Training Two Weeks Training at Corporate Headquarters Covering: *Administrative Duties *Sales and Marketing *Employee Management *Sign City's Leadership Skills *The "Service Mindset" *Understanding the Services Offered *Finding the Right Location *How to use the Equipment Revenue Opportunities Field Training: *One Week Training at Your Location Covering: *Building your Clientele *Sales and Marketing *New Business Development *Assistance with Management *"Kick Off" |
| Support | |
| Instant Imprints | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Sign City | At Sign City we understand the importance of quality training and unwavering support. As a Sign City franchisee you make this business successful. If you don't succeed, we don't succeed. That is why we have developed our extensive traning and support programs. We are dedicated to our team. You can count on Sign City. We are always here for you, including: *Field Support *Phone Training and Ongoing Support *Webinars *24/7 Service to Franchisees *Dedication to the "Team" |
| Marketing | |
| Instant Imprints | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Sign City | |
| 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. |
| Sign City | |
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, |
| Sign City | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Instant Imprints | |
| Sign City | |
| International Expansion | |
| Instant Imprints | |
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