Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Epcon Communities | LEI Home Enhancements | |
| Investment | 887200 - 4569000 | 71100 - 141700 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 1% to 2% | |
| Advertising Fee | $500/ month | |
| Year Founded | 1986 | 2017 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 2017 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Epcon Communities | LEI Home Enhancements | |
| Experience | General business experience Upper management experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Epcon Communities | LEI Home Enhancements | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Epcon Communities | LEI Home Enhancements | |
| 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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| Epcon Communities | LEI Home Enhancements | |
| 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, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| LEI Home Enhancements | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| LEI Home Enhancements | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| LEI Home Enhancements | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| LEI Home Enhancements | |
| Year Founded | |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| LEI Home Enhancements | 2017 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| LEI Home Enhancements | 2017 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| LEI Home Enhancements | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
| LEI Home Enhancements | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
| LEI Home Enhancements | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Epcon Communities | No |
| LEI Home Enhancements | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| LEI Home Enhancements | |
| Equipment | |
| Epcon Communities} | |
| LEI Home Enhancements | |
| Inventory | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| LEI Home Enhancements | |
| Receivables | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| LEI Home Enhancements | |
| Payroll | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| LEI Home Enhancements | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| LEI Home Enhancements | |
| Support | |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| LEI Home Enhancements | |
| Marketing | |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| LEI Home Enhancements | |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| LEI Home Enhancements | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| LEI Home Enhancements | 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 | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| LEI Home Enhancements | |
| International Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |
| LEI Home Enhancements | |