Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Batteries Expert | Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Investment | 80000 - 200000 | 201450 - 385230 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 1% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1.5%Nat'l +1%local | 1% |
| Year Founded | 1964 | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Batteries Expert | Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills People skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Batteries Expert | Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Batteries Expert | Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Training | Periodic store visits & regional meetings On-The-Job Training: 84 Classroom Training: 168 Additional Training: Ongoing | |
| Support | National Account Sales Program With Standardized Pricing, On-line Order Capabilities, E-commerce, Real Estate & Store Design Support, On-going Field Support, Product Call Center, Intranet Site plus: Purchasing Co-ops 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 Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing | |
| Operations | 62% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Batteries Expert | Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Batteries Expert | 1% |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Batteries Expert | 1.5%Nat'l +1%local |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Batteries Expert | 1964 |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Batteries Expert | 1996 |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 20% of franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | General business experience Marketing skills People skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Equipment | |
| Batteries Expert} | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Inventory | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Receivables | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Payroll | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Periodic store visits & regional meetings On-The-Job Training: 84 Classroom Training: 168 Additional Training: Ongoing |
| Support | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | National Account Sales Program With Standardized Pricing, On-line Order Capabilities, E-commerce, Real Estate & Store Design Support, On-going Field Support, Product Call Center, Intranet Site plus: Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 62% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 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 | |
| Batteries Expert | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |