Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Craters & Freighters | Metropolitan Movers | |
| Investment | 176850 - 276500 | 55500 - 250000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 7.50% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 3% |
| Year Founded | 1990 | 2010 |
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Craters & Freighters | Metropolitan Movers | |
| 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 | Metropolitan Movers | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Craters & Freighters | Metropolitan Movers | |
| 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. | On-The-Job Training: 20 hours Classroom Training: 30 hours |
| 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) | To provide all services in accordance with Metropolitan Movers standards and procedures Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Craters & Freighters | Metropolitan Movers | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | 5% |
| Metropolitan Movers | 7.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1% |
| Metropolitan Movers | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1990 |
| Metropolitan Movers | 2010 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1991 |
| Metropolitan Movers | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Craters & Freighters | 15 years |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
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. |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Craters & Freighters | No |
| Metropolitan Movers | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
| Equipment | |
| Craters & Freighters} | |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
| Inventory | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
| Receivables | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
| Payroll | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
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. |
| Metropolitan Movers | On-The-Job Training: 20 hours Classroom Training: 30 hours |
| Support | |
| Craters & Freighters | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
| Marketing | |
| Craters & Freighters | Ad slicks, National media |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
| 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) |
| Metropolitan Movers | To provide all services in accordance with Metropolitan Movers standards and procedures Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
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, |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Metropolitan Movers | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Metropolitan Movers | |