Business Cards Tomorrow vs SteamRoller Copies Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Business Cards Tomorrow Franchise
SteamRoller Copies Franchise
Investment $161,800 - $539,500$229,675 - $301,385
Franchise Fee $35,000$28,800
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
SteamRoller Copies Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Business Cards Tomorrow Franchise
SteamRoller Copies 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
SteamRoller Copies 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
SteamRoller Copies 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 SteamRoller Copies

 SteamRoller Copies Inc is a reasonably priced new franchise opportunity featuring a very large digital output capacity. SteamRoller Copies is at the forefront of this technology. A SteamRoller Copies franchise will use the SteamRoller Copies Inc trademark, signage and distinctive exterior and interior design, trade dress, decor and color scheme. SteamRoller Copies can make 1 or 1,000,000 copies; no job is too big or too small.