Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Local Copies Etc | Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Investment | 164500 - 260500 | 161800 - 539500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1977 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
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| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Local Copies Etc | Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Local Copies Etc | Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Local Copies Etc | Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Training | One of the most vital functions we perform for our franchise owners is to provide an exceptional training program. The Local Copies Etc training program is a two week program held in an active operating location. | |
| Support | In order to maintain the continued growth and development of Local Copies, we provide on-going support through our LCE support offices. We have a sincere commitment to our owners to provide continued assistance to help you maximize your business. You will find our support personnel maintain a high level of communication and offer continuous service to our franchise owners. Local Copies Etc also regularly holds regional meetings and conventions to further educate our owners on new trends in the industry. | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | * Direct mail programs * E-commerce solutions * Telemarketing, * Direct marketing programs. As another example of industry leadership, we outpaced our industry when we first developed our strategy for targeting our large competitors through aggressive pricing combined unmatched customer service. | 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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| Local Copies Etc | Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| US Expansion | California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion | South America, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Local Copies Etc | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Local Copies Etc | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Local Copies Etc | 6% |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Local Copies Etc | 2% |
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| Year Founded | |
| Local Copies Etc | 0 |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Local Copies Etc | 0 |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 1977 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Local Copies Etc | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 25 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
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| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
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Financing Options |
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| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Start-up Costs | |
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| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Equipment | |
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| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Inventory | |
| Local Copies Etc | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Receivables | |
| Local Copies Etc | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Payroll | |
| Local Copies Etc | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Local Copies Etc | One of the most vital functions we perform for our franchise owners is to provide an exceptional training program. The Local Copies Etc training program is a two week program held in an active operating location. |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Support | |
| Local Copies Etc | In order to maintain the continued growth and development of Local Copies, we provide on-going support through our LCE support offices. We have a sincere commitment to our owners to provide continued assistance to help you maximize your business. You will find our support personnel maintain a high level of communication and offer continuous service to our franchise owners. Local Copies Etc also regularly holds regional meetings and conventions to further educate our owners on new trends in the industry. |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Local Copies Etc | * Direct mail programs * E-commerce solutions * Telemarketing, * Direct marketing programs. As another example of industry leadership, we outpaced our industry when we first developed our strategy for targeting our large competitors through aggressive pricing combined unmatched customer service. |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | Co-op advertising |
| Operations | |
| Local Copies Etc | |
| 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 | |
| Local Copies Etc | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Local Copies Etc | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Local Copies Etc | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | South America, Western Europe, |