Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| More Space Place | Epcon Communities | |
| Investment | 102800 - 185100 | 887200 - 4569000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 1% to 2% |
| Advertising Fee | $500/ month | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| More Space Place | Epcon Communities | |
| Experience | General business experience Upper management experience | |
Financing Options |
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| More Space Place | Epcon Communities | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| More Space Place | Epcon Communities | |
| Training | Available at headquarters | |
| Support | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training | |
| Marketing | Marketing plans, materials, field support | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| More Space Place | Epcon Communities | |
| 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 | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, Mexico, | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| More Space Place | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| More Space Place | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| More Space Place | 5% |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| More Space Place | |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| Year Founded | |
| More Space Place | 0 |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| More Space Place | 0 |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| More Space Place | 10 years |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| Renewal Fee | |
| More Space Place | Lesser of initial, current fee |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| More Space Place | |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| More Space Place | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| More Space Place | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Equipment | |
| More Space Place} | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Inventory | |
| More Space Place | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Receivables | |
| More Space Place | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Payroll | |
| More Space Place | |
| Epcon Communities | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| More Space Place | |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| Support | |
| More Space Place | |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Marketing | |
| More Space Place | |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Operations | |
| More Space Place | |
| Epcon Communities | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| More Space Place | 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 |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| More Space Place | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| International Expansion | |
| More Space Place | Canada, Mexico, |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |