Business Cards Tomorrow vs 4 Color Press Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Business Cards Tomorrow vs 4 Color Press including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Business Cards Tomorrow Franchise
4 Color Press Franchise
Investment $161,800 - $539,500$127,000 - $370,000
Franchise Fee $35,000$30,000
Royalty Fee 6%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 1975-
Year Franchised 1977-
Term Of Agreement 25 years-
Term Of Agreement 25 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Business Cards Tomorrow Franchise
4 Color Press Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Business Cards Tomorrow Franchise
4 Color Press 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/Yes-/-
Payroll No/Yes-/-

Training & Support
 
Business Cards Tomorrow Franchise
4 Color Press Franchise
Training --
Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
Marketing Co-op advertising-
Operations 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)

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Expansion Plans
 
Business Cards Tomorrow Franchise
4 Color Press Franchise
US Expansion Yes-
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion Yes-

Company Overviews

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.

About 4 Color Press

The 4 Color Press franchise system brings an exciting new concept to its business customers and franchisees. The market demand for short run, full color, true offset printing is exploding, and our business is positioned to not only meet, but exceed client expectations. 4 Color Press is responsible for saving people time and money by providing full color marketing materials usually within 24 - 48 hours.
 
The staff at 4 Color Press is a dedicated team with over 500 years of cumulative industry experience! Not only are we one of the most experienced printers in the Dallas/Ft Worth area, but also have a dedicated customer service staff that can guide you to transform your ideas into reality. To make sure your print projects look as good and vibrant as you imagine, we have the newest print technology and finishing equipment so each project is executed with outstanding performance from beginning to end. Our pricing is very competitive and combined with our expertise and knowledge we make sure that each print project is executed with maximum efficiency and care.

4 Color Press printing franchise was founded more than some twenty years ago, and had since been running successfully and delivering top quality services to their esteemed customers. But it was in 2004 that they started the four colour service when they saw the call for a short run full four colour service.

They have a business system that had proven successful over the many years, and with this proven system, they ensure they always deliver nothing short of the best equipment and services to their customers within the United States.