Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services vs Imprint In Time Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services vs Imprint In Time 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	Imprint In Time Franchise
Investment	$279,975 - $304,975	$72,240 - $198,500
Franchise Fee	$25,000	$27,000
Royalty Fee	4-6%	$400/Mo.
Advertising Fee	1-2%	-
Year Founded	1968	-
Year Franchised	1968	-
Term Of Agreement	20 years	-
Term Of Agreement	20 years	-
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services Franchise	Imprint In Time Franchise
Experience	Industry experience	-
Financing Options
	Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services Franchise	Imprint In Time Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/Yes	-/-
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	-/-
Equipment	No/Yes	-/-
Inventory	No/Yes	-/-
Receivables	No/Yes	-/-
Payroll	No/Yes	-/-
Training & Support
	Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services Franchise	Imprint In Time Franchise
Training	On-The-Job Training: 88 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: At regional meetings	2 weeks at our company headquarters in Jasper, Georgia. Graphics training and the technical "how to" of the sign and imprint technologies coupled with 2 days of business training. 1 week in an actual working facility where you will work side by side with an existing facility owner. Up to 2 weeks in your new facility of OJT to help you acclimate to your new role and to introduce you to our proprietary marketing strategies to get you off to a running start. Post opening, videos of the training you received will be available 24/7 as well as tutorials of specific technical aspects that you can review on your schedule. You will also get a priority toll free number to call when you have any questions, and you are welcome to attend refresher classes at no charge.
Support	Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform	-
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)	-
Expansion Plans
	Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services Franchise	Imprint In Time Franchise
US Expansion	-	-
Canada Expansion	No	-
International Expansion	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 Imprint In Time

Imprint In Time is a business marketing franchise. We provide all levels of signage, we provide all forms of imprinted garments, we provide graphics services, we provide engraved products, we provide reprographic services, blueprints and digital storage, we provide promotional products, we provide document services. We are Imprint In Time, we create and sell products and ideas that all businesses need for marketing their products. Founded by Rick Bowman and Brenda Bowman in March 2005, Imprint In Time quickly proved itself to be a winner, consistently drawing business away from the competing companies. The Bowman Family got its start in the sign & imprinting business by owning and operating a very successful location. After a year of working toward an efficient sign and imprint model, the founders of Imprint In Time started working on the idea of franchising the company. Imprint In Time is a new model and will be a serious competitor within the sign and imprint industry. The foundation of Imprint In Time is the ability to derive profit from a multitude of complimentary products and services allowing us to mitigate line item costs by offering the customer packages instead of individual items. We feel this is the key to our success...and our customers agree!