Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| America's Fleet Service | Auto-Lab | |
| Investment | 90000 - 90000 | 128750 - 317500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1992 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| America's Fleet Service | Auto-Lab | |
| Experience | General business experience Mechanical skills | |
Financing Options |
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| America's Fleet Service | Auto-Lab | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| America's Fleet Service | Auto-Lab | |
| Training | Continuous technical and management training programs | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Auto-Lab, LLC offers support in all areas of business management and operations through our corporate office, located in Farmington Hills, MI, and our strategic vendor partners. Our support includes, but is not limited to, continuous technical and management training programs, group purchasing programs, group marketing and advertising programs, electronic purchasing through vendor partners, a program for HotLine support, instant information network, assistance with business opportunities, etc. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| America's Fleet Service | Auto-Lab | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, | California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| America's Fleet Service | 8% |
| Auto-Lab | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Auto-Lab | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| America's Fleet Service | 1992 |
| Auto-Lab | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| America's Fleet Service | 2004 |
| Auto-Lab | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| America's Fleet Service | 20 years |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| America's Fleet Service | 20% of then-current fee |
| Auto-Lab | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| America's Fleet Service | General business experience Mechanical skills |
| Auto-Lab | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| America's Fleet Service | No |
| Auto-Lab | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Equipment | |
| America's Fleet Service} | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Inventory | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Receivables | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Payroll | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Auto-Lab | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Auto-Lab | Continuous technical and management training programs |
| Support | |
| America's Fleet Service | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Auto-Lab | Auto-Lab, LLC offers support in all areas of business management and operations through our corporate office, located in Farmington Hills, MI, and our strategic vendor partners. Our support includes, but is not limited to, continuous technical and management training programs, group purchasing programs, group marketing and advertising programs, electronic purchasing through vendor partners, a program for HotLine support, instant information network, assistance with business opportunities, etc. |
| Marketing | |
| America's Fleet Service | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Operations | |
| America's Fleet Service | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Auto-Lab | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| America's Fleet Service | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Auto-Lab | California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan |
| Canada Expansion | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Auto-Lab | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Auto-Lab | |