Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Auto-Lab | Meineke Car Care | |
| Investment | 128750 - 317500 | 319774 - 610318 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | $20.8K+/yr. |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | 6% |
| Year Founded | 1985 | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 1972 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Auto-Lab | Meineke Car Care | |
| Experience | General business experience Supervisory experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Auto-Lab | Meineke Car Care | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Auto-Lab | Meineke Car Care | |
| Training | Continuous technical and management training programs | Ongoing technical hotline, online courses available |
| Support | 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. | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 35% 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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| Auto-Lab | Meineke Car Care | |
| US Expansion | California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Meineke Car Care | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Meineke Car Care | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Auto-Lab | 6% |
| Meineke Car Care | $20.8K+/yr. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Auto-Lab | 3% |
| Meineke Car Care | 6% |
| Year Founded | |
| Auto-Lab | 1985 |
| Meineke Car Care | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Auto-Lab | 2004 |
| Meineke Car Care | 1972 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Meineke Car Care | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Meineke Car Care | $2.5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Meineke Car Care | General business experience Supervisory experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Meineke Car Care | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Meineke Car Care | |
| Equipment | |
| Auto-Lab} | |
| Meineke Car Care | |
| Inventory | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Meineke Car Care | |
| Receivables | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Meineke Car Care | |
| Payroll | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Meineke Car Care | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Auto-Lab | Continuous technical and management training programs |
| Meineke Car Care | Ongoing technical hotline, online courses available |
| Support | |
| 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. |
| Meineke Car Care | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Meineke Car Care | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Meineke Car Care | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 35% 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 | |
| Auto-Lab | California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan |
| Meineke Car Care | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Auto-Lab | 0 |
| Meineke Car Care | |
| International Expansion | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Meineke Car Care | |