Business Cards Tomorrow

Founded: 1975 Franchising since: 1977
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.

3000 N.E. 30th Pl., 5th Fl. Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33306

Phone: (800)627-9998 Franchisee Association IFAC

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 35 employee(s); 1 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2008	64	7	0	5
2007	63	8	0	5
2006	70	8	0	4
2005	75	8	0	3

Where Seeking Franchisees

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $991.7K-1.1M Franchise fee: $35K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: 25 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	Yes
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	Yes
Accounts Receivable	No	Yes
Payroll	No	Yes

Third-party financing source(s): various sources

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $1.5M
Cash liquidity requirement: $150K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 4% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 4 weeks

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Franchise 500® rank:
#489 (2008); #467 (2007);