Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| America's Fleet Service | Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Investment | 90000 - 90000 | 224000 - 413500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 8% | 2.5%-5% |
| Advertising Fee | 5% | |
| Year Founded | 1992 | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 1971 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| America's Fleet Service | Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Experience | General business experience Mechanical skills | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| America's Fleet Service | Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| 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 | Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 104 hours Additional Training: At existing store | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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) | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| America's Fleet Service | Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| 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, | 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 | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| America's Fleet Service | 8% |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 2.5%-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 5% |
| Year Founded | |
| America's Fleet Service | 1992 |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | |
| America's Fleet Service | 2004 |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 1971 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| America's Fleet Service | 20 years |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| America's Fleet Service | 20% of then-current fee |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| America's Fleet Service | General business experience Mechanical skills |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| America's Fleet Service | No |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Equipment | |
| America's Fleet Service} | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Inventory | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Receivables | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Payroll | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 104 hours Additional Training: At existing store |
| Support | |
| America's Fleet Service | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| America's Fleet Service | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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) |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
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, |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 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 | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| International Expansion | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |