Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| RSU Contractors | Epcon Communities | |
| Investment | 66000 - 156500 | 887200 - 4569000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 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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| RSU Contractors | Epcon Communities | |
| Experience | General business experience Upper management experience | |
Financing Options |
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| RSU Contractors | Epcon Communities | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| RSU Contractors | Epcon Communities | |
| Training | Available at headquarters | |
| Support | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training | |
| Marketing | Neighborhood Blitz campaigns High tech and grassroots Home Maintenance Program Constant contact with clients Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Technology and social media to stay connected Programs to establish your Franchise as the "Brand of Excellence"! Truck Graphics and Wraps Lawn signs Brochures Team Uniforms Handouts & Program Guides Website -- WWW.RSUcontractors.com | 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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| RSU Contractors | Epcon Communities | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| Year Founded | |
| RSU Contractors | 0 |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| RSU Contractors | 0 |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| Renewal Fee | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Equipment | |
| RSU Contractors} | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Inventory | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Receivables | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Payroll | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Epcon Communities | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| Support | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Marketing | |
| RSU Contractors | Neighborhood Blitz campaigns High tech and grassroots Home Maintenance Program Constant contact with clients Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Technology and social media to stay connected Programs to establish your Franchise as the "Brand of Excellence"! Truck Graphics and Wraps Lawn signs Brochures Team Uniforms Handouts & Program Guides Website -- WWW.RSUcontractors.com |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Operations | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| 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 | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| International Expansion | |
| RSU Contractors | |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |