Start-Up Costs and Fees |
||
| Blind Man of America | Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Investment | 45500 - 69100 | 283270 - 852975 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4.30% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1991 | 1955 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
||
| Blind Man of America | Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
||
| Blind Man of America | Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
||
| Blind Man of America | Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line | Newsletter, 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, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 90% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (30% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
||
| Blind Man of America | Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
|
| Investment | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Blind Man of America | 4.30% |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Year Founded | |
| Blind Man of America | 1991 |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | 1955 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Blind Man of America | 1996 |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Blind Man of America | 5 years |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Blind Man of America | $1K |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | $2.5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | General business experience |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Blind Man of America | No |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Equipment | |
| Blind Man of America} | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Inventory | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Receivables | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Payroll | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Support | |
| Blind Man of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Blind Man of America | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Blind Man of America | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 90% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (30% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Blind Man of America | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Blind Man of America | |
| Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership | |