Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Investment | 90799 - 317047 | 157817 - 339385 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 6% Sliding Scale | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% with cap | |
| Year Founded | 1983 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 1986 | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
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Business Experience Requirements |
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| Signs Now | Instant Imprints | |
| Experience | Marketing skills Management experience | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Signs Now | Instant Imprints | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Signs Now | Instant Imprints | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Signs Now | |
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| Franchise Fee | |
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| Royalty Fee | |
| Signs Now | 6% Sliding Scale |
| Instant Imprints | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Signs Now | 2% with cap |
| Instant Imprints | |
| Year Founded | |
| Signs Now | 1983 |
| Instant Imprints | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Signs Now | 1986 |
| Instant Imprints | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Signs Now | 20 years |
| Instant Imprints | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Signs Now | Percentage of current fee |
| Instant Imprints | $2.5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Signs Now | Marketing skills Management experience |
| Instant Imprints | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Start-up Costs | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Inventory | |
| Signs Now | |
| Instant Imprints | |
| Receivables | |
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| Instant Imprints | |
| Payroll | |
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| Instant Imprints | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Signs Now | |
| Instant Imprints | |
| Support | |
| Signs Now | |
| Instant Imprints | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Signs Now | Ad slicks |
| Instant Imprints | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Signs Now | |
| Instant Imprints | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Signs Now | |
| Instant Imprints | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
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| Instant Imprints | |
| International Expansion | |
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