Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Investment | 161800 - 539500 | 90799 - 317047 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% Sliding Scale |
| Advertising Fee | 2% with cap | |
| Year Founded | 1975 | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | 1977 | 1986 |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | Marketing skills Management experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Business Cards Tomorrow | Signs Now | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Business Cards Tomorrow | Signs Now | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising | Ad slicks |
| Operations | 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion | South America, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Signs Now | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Signs Now | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 6% |
| Signs Now | 6% Sliding Scale |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Signs Now | 2% with cap |
| Year Founded | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 1975 |
| Signs Now | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 1977 |
| Signs Now | 1986 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 25 years |
| Signs Now | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
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| Signs Now | Percentage of current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Signs Now | Marketing skills Management experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | No |
| Signs Now | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
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| Signs Now | |
| Equipment | |
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| Signs Now | |
| Inventory | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Signs Now | |
| Receivables | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Signs Now | |
| Payroll | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Signs Now | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | |
| Signs Now | |
| Support | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Signs Now | |
| Marketing | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | Co-op advertising |
| Signs Now | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Signs Now | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, |
| Signs Now | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | 0 |
| Signs Now | |
| International Expansion | |
| Business Cards Tomorrow | South America, Western Europe, |
| Signs Now | |