Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Renovation Professionals | Epcon Communities | |
| Investment | 28500 - 50980 | 887200 - 4569000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 1% to 2% |
| Advertising Fee | $500/ month | |
| Year Founded | 1997 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Renovation Professionals | Epcon Communities | |
| Experience | General business experience Upper management experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Renovation Professionals | Epcon Communities | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Renovation Professionals | Epcon Communities | |
| Training | Online training | Available at headquarters |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 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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| Renovation Professionals | Epcon Communities | |
| US Expansion | Mid West, South, South East, South West, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Renovation Professionals | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Renovation Professionals | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Renovation Professionals | 4% |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Renovation Professionals | |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| Year Founded | |
| Renovation Professionals | 1997 |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Renovation Professionals | 2002 |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Renovation Professionals | 5 years |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Renovation Professionals | |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Renovation Professionals | |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Renovation Professionals | Yes |
| Epcon Communities | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Renovation Professionals | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Equipment | |
| Renovation Professionals} | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Inventory | |
| Renovation Professionals | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Receivables | |
| Renovation Professionals | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Payroll | |
| Renovation Professionals | |
| Epcon Communities | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Renovation Professionals | Online training |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| Support | |
| Renovation Professionals | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Marketing | |
| Renovation Professionals | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Operations | |
| Renovation Professionals | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| 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 | |
| Renovation Professionals | Mid West, South, South East, South West, |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Renovation Professionals | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| International Expansion | |
| Renovation Professionals | |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |