Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Aero Colours | BumperDoc | |
| Investment | 49000 - 174000 | 108845 - 197895 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1985 | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | 1993 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Aero Colours | BumperDoc | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | No automotive repair experience is required. BumperDoc is looking for candidates that possess: * Motivation to succeed * An aptitude for Sales * Supervisory skills * An ability to follow a system * The Capability to put in the time and effort to build and run a successful business |
Financing Options |
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| Aero Colours | BumperDoc | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Aero Colours | BumperDoc | |
| Training | New franchise owners begin their AERO COLOURS career with a four-week training program. The first two weeks are spent at AERO COLOURS Training Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota consisting of 80 hours of classroom and hands-on training. Each new franchisee receives a pre-training exercise packet, training manual that offers step-by-step instructions on how to repair everything from chip and scratches to mending a cracked bumper, a sales and marketing manual that covers sales, marketing, advertising and promotions and an administration manual that offers information and documents needed to operate an AERO COLOURS franchise business. | Two weeks of hands-on training is provided to new franchise owners at our Corporate Headquarters in San Diego, CA. Franchisees will receive instruction on sales, management, production and customer service procedures during this time. An additional week of on-the-job training for both franchise owners and employees will be provided once the new center is open. |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | BumperDoc will provide franchisees with site selection assistance, lease negotiation assistance, design layout assistance, and certain equipment installation. Support will be continuously provided. |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | BumperDoc will assist franchisees with the production and placement of: * Internet ads * Traditional media ads (i.e. radio, newspaper) * Banner creation * Brochures, business cards, flyers, postcards, and thank you cards |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Aero Colours | BumperDoc | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Aero Colours | |
| BumperDoc | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Aero Colours | |
| BumperDoc | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Aero Colours | 7% |
| BumperDoc | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Aero Colours | |
| BumperDoc | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Aero Colours | 1985 |
| BumperDoc | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Aero Colours | 1993 |
| BumperDoc | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Aero Colours | 10 years |
| BumperDoc | 10 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Aero Colours | $1K |
| BumperDoc | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Aero Colours | General business experience Marketing skills |
| BumperDoc | No automotive repair experience is required. BumperDoc is looking for candidates that possess: * Motivation to succeed * An aptitude for Sales * Supervisory skills * An ability to follow a system * The Capability to put in the time and effort to build and run a successful business |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Aero Colours | Yes |
| BumperDoc | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Aero Colours | |
| BumperDoc | |
| Equipment | |
| Aero Colours} | |
| BumperDoc | |
| Inventory | |
| Aero Colours | |
| BumperDoc | |
| Receivables | |
| Aero Colours | |
| BumperDoc | |
| Payroll | |
| Aero Colours | |
| BumperDoc | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Aero Colours | New franchise owners begin their AERO COLOURS career with a four-week training program. The first two weeks are spent at AERO COLOURS Training Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota consisting of 80 hours of classroom and hands-on training. Each new franchisee receives a pre-training exercise packet, training manual that offers step-by-step instructions on how to repair everything from chip and scratches to mending a cracked bumper, a sales and marketing manual that covers sales, marketing, advertising and promotions and an administration manual that offers information and documents needed to operate an AERO COLOURS franchise business. |
| BumperDoc | Two weeks of hands-on training is provided to new franchise owners at our Corporate Headquarters in San Diego, CA. Franchisees will receive instruction on sales, management, production and customer service procedures during this time. An additional week of on-the-job training for both franchise owners and employees will be provided once the new center is open. |
| Support | |
| Aero Colours | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| BumperDoc | BumperDoc will provide franchisees with site selection assistance, lease negotiation assistance, design layout assistance, and certain equipment installation. Support will be continuously provided. |
| Marketing | |
| Aero Colours | Ad slicks |
| BumperDoc | BumperDoc will assist franchisees with the production and placement of: * Internet ads * Traditional media ads (i.e. radio, newspaper) * Banner creation * Brochures, business cards, flyers, postcards, and thank you cards |
| Operations | |
| Aero Colours | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| BumperDoc | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Aero Colours | |
| BumperDoc | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Aero Colours | |
| BumperDoc | |
| International Expansion | |
| Aero Colours | |
| BumperDoc | |