How many Epcon Communities outlets opened in Arkansas during 2022?
Epcon_Communities Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| Col. 1 State* | Col. 2 Year | Col. 3 Outlets at Start of Year | Col. 4 Outlets Opened6 | Col. 5 Term- inations | Col. 67 Non- Renewals | Col. 7 Re- acquired by Franchisor | Col. 8 Ceased Operations Other Reasons | Col. 9 Outlets at end of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Item 20 — OUTLETS AND FRANCHISEE INFORMATION (FDD pages 79–85)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Epcon Communities' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, one outlet opened in Arkansas during 2022. The FDD provides a table summarizing outlet activity by state and year. This table includes the number of outlets at the start of the year, the number of outlets opened, terminations, non-renewals, reacquisitions by the franchisor, outlets that ceased operations for other reasons, and the number of outlets at the end of the year.
For a prospective franchisee, this information is useful for understanding the growth and stability of the Epcon Communities franchise system in specific states. Seeing that an outlet opened in Arkansas in 2022 suggests potential for growth in that market. However, the table also shows that the number of outlets in Arkansas remained at one in 2023 and 2024, indicating that no further expansion occurred in those years.
It's important to note that the opening of an outlet, as defined in the FDD, occurs when a franchisee signs a Franchise Agreement and its corresponding Market Area Agreement. This means that an outlet is considered open even before construction begins or any units are sold. Therefore, the number of outlets opened may not directly correlate with the number of active construction projects or completed communities in a given state.