Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Craters & Freighters | Straight Shot Express | |
| Investment | 176850 - 276500 | 0 - 0 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1990 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Craters & Freighters | Straight Shot Express | |
| 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 | Straight Shot Express | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Craters & Freighters | Straight Shot Express | |
| 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. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | * Pre-Approved SBA Financing * Straight Shot Express Brand Name and Logo * Straight Shot Express Operating System * 2-Weeks of Operations Training and Manual * Mapping and Tracking Software * Ongoing Field Support * Marketing and Advertising Programs * Vehicle and Uniform Discounts * Site Selection and Lease Negotiation |
| 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 | Straight Shot Express | |
| 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 |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Straight Shot Express | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Straight Shot Express | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | 5% |
| Straight Shot Express | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1% |
| Straight Shot Express | |
| Year Founded | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1990 |
| Straight Shot Express | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1991 |
| Straight Shot Express | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Craters & Freighters | 15 years |
| Straight Shot Express | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Straight Shot Express | |
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. |
| Straight Shot Express | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Craters & Freighters | No |
| Straight Shot Express | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Straight Shot Express | |
| Equipment | |
| Craters & Freighters} | |
| Straight Shot Express | |
| Inventory | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Straight Shot Express | |
| Receivables | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Straight Shot Express | |
| Payroll | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Straight Shot Express | |
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. |
| Straight Shot Express | |
| Support | |
| Craters & Freighters | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Straight Shot Express | * Pre-Approved SBA Financing * Straight Shot Express Brand Name and Logo * Straight Shot Express Operating System * 2-Weeks of Operations Training and Manual * Mapping and Tracking Software * Ongoing Field Support * Marketing and Advertising Programs * Vehicle and Uniform Discounts * Site Selection and Lease Negotiation |
| Marketing | |
| Craters & Freighters | Ad slicks, National media |
| Straight Shot Express | |
| 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) |
| Straight Shot Express | |
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, |
| Straight Shot Express | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Straight Shot Express | |
| International Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Straight Shot Express | |