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At a Glance
Products & Services: Signs & graphics services
Number of Locations: 184
Total Investment: $169.83K - 333.32K
Founded: 1983
Began Franchising: 1986
Private Owned
About Signs Now
Founded in 1983, Signs Now was among the first companies to purchase time-saving machinery that cut letters and designs from a roll of thin vinyl to produce signs. Within three years, the company was purchased and began offering franchises. Today Signs Now has stores across North America and in South America, Europe and Asia providing customers with quick turnaround on signs and their other graphics needs.Franchise Units
| Year | U.S. | Canadian | International | Company Owned |
| 2011 | 169 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 | 170 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | 177 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 193 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
Where Seeking Franchisees: Franchisor is seeking new franchise units in the U.S.,Canada, Western Europe.
Startup Costs, Ongoing Fees and Financing
Total Investment: $169,832 - $333,322
Franchise Fee: $20,000 - $45,000
Ongoing Royalty Fee: to 6%
Term of Franchise Agreement: 20 years, renewable
Franchise Fee: $20,000 - $45,000
Ongoing Royalty Fee: to 6%
Term of Franchise Agreement: 20 years, renewable
Financial Requirements
Net Worth: $400,000
Liquid Cash Available: $100,000
Operations
Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators).| Financing Type | In-House | Third Party |
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How This Franchise Supports Franchisees
Training: Available at headquarters: 3 weeks. At franchisee's location: 2 weeks. At various locations : 2-5 days.
Ongoing Support: Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives,
Marketing Support: Ad slicks,
Other marketing support: Regional operations directors, profit mastery program, R&D, preferred vendors, direct marketing, Yellow Pages, on-hold ads