Copy Club vs Sign Biz Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Copy Club vs Sign Biz including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Copy Club Franchise
Sign Biz Franchise
Investment $311,300 - $421,950$195,000 - And Up
Franchise Fee $30,000$20,000
Royalty Fee 7%0
Advertising Fee -0
Year Founded 19921989
Year Franchised 19941989
Term Of Agreement 25 years-
Term Of Agreement 25 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Copy Club Franchise
Sign Biz Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
    		• -

    Financing Options
     
    Copy Club Franchise
    Sign Biz Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/Yes-/-
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/Yes-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Copy Club Franchise
    Sign Biz Franchise
    Training -1. In-Home Study 2 Weeks 2. Dana Pt, CA 6 Days 3. S. California Store Training 4 Days
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperativesCentral Data Processing

    Central Purchasing

    Field Operation Evaluation: At Additional Cost Field Training

    Initial Store Opening

    Inventory Control

    Franchisee Newsletter

    Regional or National Meetings

    800 Telephone Hotline
    Marketing --
    Operations 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 7

    Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

    		Average Number of Employees: 4 Full-time, 1 Part-time

    Passive Ownership: Not Allowed

    Expansion Plans
     
    Copy Club Franchise
    Sign Biz Franchise
    US Expansion -Yes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion NoYes

    Company Overviews

    About Copy Club

    In 1992, Bud Hadfield opened his first Copy Club location in Cypress, Texas. Each Copy Club center provides its copying, computer, design and other business services 24 hours a day.

    Copy Club is part of the ICED family of franchises, which also includes Kwik Kopy, Franklin's Printing, The Ink Well, American Wholesale Thermographers and Women's Health Boutique.

    About Sign Biz

    Sign Biz, Inc. was established in 1989 to develop entrepreneurs in the exciting field of computer-aided sign making (CAS). The business is clean, colorful, and provides great diversity. The industry continues to grow at a rate of approximately 13% every year, and by leveraging the latest technology, CAS companies are able to fulfill even the largest sign orders of Fortune 500 companies.
    Sign Biz, Inc., specializing in full-course education for new entrepreneurs, has built a chain of over 200 high-technology digital sign companies across the US and in six foreign markets, the world's largest network of its type.
    Renowned for two decades advancing signage as both a science and an art, the Sign Biz Network has become the go-to chain for products, training, sign services and consulting, and marketing services for sign industry's top names.
    Sign Biz Inc. offers the most complete digital signage program today, with full-service consultants, coast to coast. Corporate website features a locator service, "video sign” programs, business plan tutorial, and environmentally-friendly sign products available from click-and-mortar sign businesses in its international chain. Headquartered in Dana Point, CA, the team has over a century of experience in visual communications, and all principles are Dynamic Sign Certified Experts.