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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Copy Club vs Business Cards Tomorrow including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $311,300 - $421,950 | $161,800 - $539,500 |
Franchise Fee | $30,000 | $35,000 |
Royalty Fee | 7% | 6% |
Advertising Fee | - | - |
Year Founded | 1992 | 1975 |
Year Franchised | 1994 | 1977 |
Term Of Agreement | 25 years | 25 years |
Term Of Agreement | 25 years | 25 years |
Renewal Fee | - | - |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Experience | - | |
Financing Options |
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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/No | No/Yes |
Payroll | No/No | No/Yes |
Training & Support |
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Training | - | - |
Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
Marketing | - | Co-op advertising |
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) |
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 |
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US Expansion | - | Yes |
Canada Expansion | No | No |
International Expansion | No | Yes |
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.
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.