Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| United Water Restoration | Epcon Communities | |
| Investment | 159342 - 441874 | 887200 - 4569000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 1% to 2% | |
| Advertising Fee | $3,000/mo or 2% | $500/ month |
| Year Founded | 2008 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 2015 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| United Water Restoration | Epcon Communities | |
| Experience | General business experience Upper management experience | |
Financing Options |
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| United Water Restoration | Epcon Communities | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| United Water Restoration | Epcon Communities | |
| Training | Comprehensive training program. | Available at headquarters |
| Support | Handpicked, trained and certified staff. 24/7 technical field support. | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Marketing | Top restoration franchise sales and marketing programs. | 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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| United Water Restoration | 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion | Worldwide, | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| United Water Restoration | $3,000/mo or 2% |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| Year Founded | |
| United Water Restoration | 2008 |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| United Water Restoration | 2015 |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| Renewal Fee | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Equipment | |
| United Water Restoration} | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Inventory | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Receivables | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Payroll | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| Epcon Communities | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| United Water Restoration | Comprehensive training program. |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| Support | |
| United Water Restoration | Handpicked, trained and certified staff. 24/7 technical field support. |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Marketing | |
| United Water Restoration | Top restoration franchise sales and marketing programs. |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Operations | |
| United Water Restoration | |
| 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 | |
| United Water Restoration | 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 | |
| United Water Restoration | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Epcon Communities | |
| International Expansion | |
| United Water Restoration | Worldwide, |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |