Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services vs Business Cards Tomorrow Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services vs Business Cards Tomorrow 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	Business Cards Tomorrow Franchise
Investment	$279,975 - $304,975	$161,800 - $539,500
Franchise Fee	$25,000	$35,000
Royalty Fee	4-6%	6%
Advertising Fee	1-2%	-
Year Founded	1968	1975
Year Franchised	1968	1977
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	Business Cards Tomorrow Franchise
Experience	Industry experience	-
Financing Options
	Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services Franchise	Business Cards Tomorrow 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/Yes
Payroll	No/Yes	No/Yes
Training & Support
	Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services Franchise	Business Cards Tomorrow 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, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives
Marketing	Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing	Co-op advertising
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)	2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Expansion Plans
	Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services Franchise	Business Cards Tomorrow Franchise
US Expansion	-	Yes
Canada Expansion	No	No
International Expansion	Yes	Yes

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 Business Cards Tomorrow

Hank Johnson founded Business Cards Tomorrow Inc. in 1975 to provide 24-hour printing and delivery of thermographed business cards. Today franchises provide wholesale printing products and services to print shops and brokers, warehouse office supply companies, and postal centers. Their products include business cards, letterhead, envelopes, custom stamps, labels, announcements and specialty products.

Headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, the company operates franchises throughout the United States and Canada.