Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Houston Remodel Pros | Epcon Communities | |
| Investment | 50000 - 50000 | 887200 - 4569000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 1% to 2% | |
| Advertising Fee | $500/ month | |
| Year Founded | 2201 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 2014 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Houston Remodel Pros | Epcon Communities | |
| Experience | General business experience Upper management experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Houston Remodel Pros | Epcon Communities | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Houston Remodel Pros | Epcon Communities | |
| 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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| Houston Remodel Pros | 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 | ||
| International Expansion | Worldwide, | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | |
| Epcon Communities | 1% to 2% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | |
| Epcon Communities | $500/ month |
| Year Founded | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | 2201 |
| Epcon Communities | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | 2014 |
| Epcon Communities | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | |
| Epcon Communities | Completion of 1 market area |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | |
| Epcon Communities | $25,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | |
| Epcon Communities | General business experience Upper management experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Equipment | |
| Houston Remodel Pros} | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Inventory | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Receivables | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| Payroll | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | |
| Epcon Communities | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | |
| Epcon Communities | Available at headquarters |
| Support | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | |
| Epcon Communities | Toll-free phone line, field consultants, Intranet, marketing, training |
| Marketing | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | |
| Epcon Communities | Marketing plans, materials, field support |
| Operations | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | |
| 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 | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | 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 | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | |
| Epcon Communities | |
| International Expansion | |
| Houston Remodel Pros | Worldwide, |
| Epcon Communities | Canada, |