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Category: Franchisee Interviews
Two Builders Share How They’ve Achieved Exponential Growth in 55+ Housing
Baby Boomers are looking to buy homes – but not just any type of home. They are looking for ranch style condominiums that are low maintenance and offer a sense of community. With demand surpassing available supply, there is opportunity for exponential growth for builders
Case Study: Perfection Builders Experiences Exponential Growth After Partnering with Franchise
Kansas Company Becomes Major Player in State after adding Epcon Homes to Suite of Offerings Scott Lehner kept books for a home builder during college, gaining valuable insight into the home building industry. After college, he spent about 18 years as an accountant and investment
Case Study: Epcon’s Homes an Attractive Value Proposition
Franchise Builders Leverage Epcon’s Muscle to Offer Second Homes Epcon Franchise BuildersTony Corona and Thomas Bohlander Principals, Fairway and Sunshine Development, Port Clinton, OH Joint Epcon Franchise Builders since 2005 Epcon homes built: 162 Epcon communities started: 2 Background Tony Corona: custom home building Thomas
Case Study: Epcon’s Systems and Processes Lend Structure in “Wild West” Business
It might be tempting to credit the Scarmazzis’ success to the Chocolate Paradiso biscotti that Paul loves to bake for his customers. Or the warm hugs his wife, Lisa, likes to share. But really, it’s the Epcon homes that anchor their portfolio that has made them accomplished regional homebuilders, the husband-wife team says.
Case Study: Epcon’s Experience and Marketing Muscle Valuable Assets for Small Home Builder
Justin Bauer of Midwest Development Partners Anticipating Rapid Growth as Epcon Franchise Builder. That “right thing” was the diversification from custom-building homes to including Epcon homes in the portfolio. Born and raised in Ankeny, Iowa, Bauer was on his way to a career in golf when he found another business that fit him to a tee:
Case Study: Epcon’s Systems and Processes Complement Small Builders’ Strengths
Building homes and changing lives through proven systems and business model Brock Fankhauser still remembers his first sale of an Epcon home way back in 2000. He and his wife, Nicole, were planting flowers outside their brand new sales center in Charlotte, North Carolina, when
Case Study: After 20 Years as an Epcon Franchise Builder, Craig Crossley Shares Why He Believes the Future Looks Even More Promising
In 2016 Epcon Communities Franchising, Inc. celebrates 30 years in homebuilding, and 20 years in the franchise homebuilding business. Craig Crossley is one of the original Franchise Builders and 20 years later he continues to build Epcon homes with no thought of slowing down any
Three Epcon Franchise Builders Featured in Builder and Developer Magazine
Builder and Developer, a nationally recognized homebuilder news trade magazine, spotlighted three long-standing Epcon Franchise Builders as part of their coverage of Epcon’s milestone achievements: thirty years in the homebuilding business and twenty years in the franchising space. Franchise Builders Craig Crossley of Crosstowne Properties
Case Study: After Many Years of Successfully Building Large Custom Homes, the Weavers Explain Why They Started Building Epcon Homes
Bill and Bonnie Weaver know residential home building. As successful custom home builders in the Pittsburgh area, their business, Weaver Master Builders, was constructing five to ten large custom homes a year throughout the 80s and 90s, but the couple was looking to diversify and
Business Journal Profiles Epcon Franchise Builder Peter Engles
One of Epcon’s most successful franchise home builders reveals what he loves about Epcon and why he has continued success with the brand.