Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Epcon Communities | More Space Place | |
| Investment | 887200 - 4569000 | 102800 - 185100 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 1% to 2% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | $500/ month | |
| Year Founded | 1986 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Epcon Communities | More Space Place | |
| Experience | General business experience Upper management experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Epcon Communities | More Space Place | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Epcon Communities | More Space Place | |
| 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 | More Space Place | |
| 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, | Canada, Mexico, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| More Space Place | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| More Space Place | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| More Space Place | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| More Space Place | |
| Year Founded | |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| More Space Place | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| More Space Place | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| More Space Place | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
| More Space Place | Lesser of initial, current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
| More Space Place | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Epcon Communities | No |
| More Space Place | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| More Space Place | |
| Equipment | |
| Epcon Communities} | |
| More Space Place | |
| Inventory | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| More Space Place | |
| Receivables | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| More Space Place | |
| Payroll | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| More Space Place | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| More Space Place | |
| Support | |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| More Space Place | |
| Marketing | |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| More Space Place | |
| 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) |
| More Space Place | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| More Space Place | 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 | |
| More Space Place | |
| International Expansion | |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |
| More Space Place | Canada, Mexico, |