Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Aero Colours | Fix Auto USA | |
| Investment | 49000 - 174000 | 155200 - 3069000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1985 | 2020 |
| Year Franchised | 1993 | 2020 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Aero Colours | Fix Auto USA | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Aero Colours | Fix Auto USA | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Aero Colours | Fix Auto USA | |
| 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. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| 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 | Fix Auto USA | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Aero Colours | |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Aero Colours | |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Aero Colours | 7% |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Aero Colours | |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Year Founded | |
| Aero Colours | 1985 |
| Fix Auto USA | 2020 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Aero Colours | 1993 |
| Fix Auto USA | 2020 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Aero Colours | 10 years |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Aero Colours | $1K |
| Fix Auto USA | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Aero Colours | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Fix Auto USA | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Aero Colours | Yes |
| Fix Auto USA | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Aero Colours | |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Equipment | |
| Aero Colours} | |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Inventory | |
| Aero Colours | |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Receivables | |
| Aero Colours | |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Payroll | |
| Aero Colours | |
| Fix Auto USA | |
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. |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Support | |
| Aero Colours | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Marketing | |
| Aero Colours | Ad slicks |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| 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) |
| Fix Auto USA | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Aero Colours | |
| Fix Auto USA | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Aero Colours | |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| International Expansion | |
| Aero Colours | |
| Fix Auto USA | |