Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services vs Copy Club Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services Franchise	Copy Club Franchise
Investment	$279,975 - $304,975	$311,300 - $421,950
Franchise Fee	$25,000	$30,000
Royalty Fee	4-6%	7%
Advertising Fee	1-2%	-
Year Founded	1968	1992
Year Franchised	1968	1994
Term Of Agreement	20 years	25 years
Term Of Agreement	20 years	25 years
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services Franchise	Copy Club Franchise
Experience	Industry experience	General business experience Marketing skills
Financing Options
	Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services Franchise	Copy Club Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/Yes	No/Yes
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	No/Yes
Equipment	No/Yes	No/Yes
Inventory	No/Yes	No/Yes
Receivables	No/Yes	No/No
Payroll	No/Yes	No/No
Training & Support
	Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services Franchise	Copy Club Franchise
Training	On-The-Job Training: 88 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: At regional meetings	-
Support	Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform	Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives
Marketing	Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing	-
Operations	5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	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)
Expansion Plans
	Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services Franchise	Copy Club Franchise
US Expansion	-	-
Canada Expansion	No	No
International Expansion	Yes	No

Company Overviews

About Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services

 * The most professional marketing support in the business
 * Industry leading technology and R&D
 * State of the art web-to-print and document management systems
 * Expanded opportunities to gain and retain more business
 * World class leadership, service and support
 Contact us to learn more about franchise opportunities with Sir Speedy, the industry leader in printing, copying and document services.

Veteran Incentives  $3,750 off franchise fee

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.