Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| America's Fleet Service | Techna Glass | |
| Investment | 90000 - 90000 | 6500 - 565100 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 8% | 6-9% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1992 | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| America's Fleet Service | Techna Glass | |
| Experience | General business experience Mechanical skills | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| America's Fleet Service | Techna Glass | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| America's Fleet Service | Techna Glass | |
| Training | Ongoing training at headquarters as needed | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| 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) | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| America's Fleet Service | Techna Glass | |
| 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, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Techna Glass | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Techna Glass | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| America's Fleet Service | 8% |
| Techna Glass | 6-9% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Techna Glass | |
| Year Founded | |
| America's Fleet Service | 1992 |
| Techna Glass | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | |
| America's Fleet Service | 2004 |
| Techna Glass | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| America's Fleet Service | 20 years |
| Techna Glass | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| America's Fleet Service | 20% of then-current fee |
| Techna Glass | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| America's Fleet Service | General business experience Mechanical skills |
| Techna Glass | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| America's Fleet Service | No |
| Techna Glass | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Techna Glass | |
| Equipment | |
| America's Fleet Service} | |
| Techna Glass | |
| Inventory | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Techna Glass | |
| Receivables | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Techna Glass | |
| Payroll | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Techna Glass | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Techna Glass | Ongoing training at headquarters as needed |
| Support | |
| America's Fleet Service | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Techna Glass | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| America's Fleet Service | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Techna Glass | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| 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) |
| Techna Glass | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
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, |
| Techna Glass | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Techna Glass | |
| International Expansion | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Techna Glass | |