Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Craters & Freighters | 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | |
| Investment | 176850 - 276500 | 80000 - 100000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1990 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Craters & Freighters | 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | |
| Experience | It is not necessary to have a background in packaging, crate building, or transportation to operate our franchise. Our franchise owners come from widely varied backgrounds from Doctors to CPA's to Engineers. Our staff has the experience and credentials to guide you through an extensive training process in all aspects of running the operation including packaging, crating, and shipping procedures to administration, accounting, marketing, & sales. | |
Financing Options |
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| Craters & Freighters | 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Craters & Freighters | 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | |
| Training | 10-day training program in Golden, CO Training includes classroom and hands-on experience in an operating franchise in Colorado. Owners are trained on, and provided with, the company's proprietary eBusiness Management System Software, Center Opening Handbook, Operations Manual, Policy and Procedures Manual, Freight Carriers Guide, Packaging & Crating Manual and Marketing Manual. Also includes business preparation, proprietary software, pick-up and delivery, transportation, bills of lading, shipping invoices, accounting, marketing, advertising, promotion, start-up operations, pricing and quoting, packaging and crating, insurance, tracers and claims, warehousing, personnel and international shipping. | Training in Johannesburg and in-store at the location |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media | |
| Operations | 21% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Craters & Freighters | 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Namibia, South Africa |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | 5% |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1% |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | |
| Year Founded | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1990 |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1991 |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Craters & Freighters | 15 years |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Craters & Freighters | It is not necessary to have a background in packaging, crate building, or transportation to operate our franchise. Our franchise owners come from widely varied backgrounds from Doctors to CPA's to Engineers. Our staff has the experience and credentials to guide you through an extensive training process in all aspects of running the operation including packaging, crating, and shipping procedures to administration, accounting, marketing, & sales. |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Craters & Freighters | No |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | |
| Equipment | |
| Craters & Freighters} | |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | |
| Inventory | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | |
| Receivables | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | |
| Payroll | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Craters & Freighters | 10-day training program in Golden, CO Training includes classroom and hands-on experience in an operating franchise in Colorado. Owners are trained on, and provided with, the company's proprietary eBusiness Management System Software, Center Opening Handbook, Operations Manual, Policy and Procedures Manual, Freight Carriers Guide, Packaging & Crating Manual and Marketing Manual. Also includes business preparation, proprietary software, pick-up and delivery, transportation, bills of lading, shipping invoices, accounting, marketing, advertising, promotion, start-up operations, pricing and quoting, packaging and crating, insurance, tracers and claims, warehousing, personnel and international shipping. |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | Training in Johannesburg and in-store at the location |
| Support | |
| Craters & Freighters | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | |
| Marketing | |
| Craters & Freighters | Ad slicks, National media |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | |
| Operations | |
| Craters & Freighters | 21% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | |
| International Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| 3@1 Postal, Business and Communication | Namibia, South Africa |