Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Minuteman Press | Lazerquick | |
| Investment | 74904180053 - 180053 | 172500 - 275000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | to6% | to 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1973 | 1968 |
| Year Franchised | 1975 | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Minuteman Press | Lazerquick | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Retail and/or production experience helpful | |
Financing Options |
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| Minuteman Press | Lazerquick | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Minuteman Press | Lazerquick | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40+ hours Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Ongoing support | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Ad slicks |
| Operations | 1% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 98% of current franchisees are owner/operators | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Minuteman Press | Lazerquick | |
| US Expansion | California, Georgia, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Canada, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Minuteman Press | |
| Lazerquick | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Minuteman Press | |
| Lazerquick | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Minuteman Press | to6% |
| Lazerquick | to 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Minuteman Press | |
| Lazerquick | |
| Year Founded | |
| Minuteman Press | 1973 |
| Lazerquick | 1968 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Minuteman Press | 1975 |
| Lazerquick | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Minuteman Press | 35 years |
| Lazerquick | 7 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Minuteman Press | |
| Lazerquick | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Minuteman Press | |
| Lazerquick | General business experience Marketing skills Retail and/or production experience helpful |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Minuteman Press | No |
| Lazerquick | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Minuteman Press | |
| Lazerquick | |
| Equipment | |
| Minuteman Press} | |
| Lazerquick | |
| Inventory | |
| Minuteman Press | |
| Lazerquick | |
| Receivables | |
| Minuteman Press | |
| Lazerquick | |
| Payroll | |
| Minuteman Press | |
| Lazerquick | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Minuteman Press | On-The-Job Training: 40+ hours Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Ongoing support |
| Lazerquick | |
| Support | |
| Minuteman Press | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Lazerquick | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Minuteman Press | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Lazerquick | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Minuteman Press | 1% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 98% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
| Lazerquick | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Minuteman Press | |
| Lazerquick | California, Georgia, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Minuteman Press | 0 |
| Lazerquick | |
| International Expansion | |
| Minuteman Press | Canada, Western Europe, |
| Lazerquick | |