Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Dent Doctor | Aero Colours | |
| Investment | 62250 - 163600 | 49000 - 174000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1986 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 1990 | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Dent Doctor | Aero Colours | |
| Experience | General business experience No automotive experience required | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Dent Doctor | Aero Colours | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Dent Doctor | Aero Colours | |
| Training | New franchise owners begin their AERO COLOURS career with a four-week training program. The first two weeks are spent at AERO COLOURS Training Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota consisting of 80 hours of classroom and hands-on training. Each new franchisee receives a pre-training exercise packet, training manual that offers step-by-step instructions on how to repair everything from chip and scratches to mending a cracked bumper, a sales and marketing manual that covers sales, marketing, advertising and promotions and an administration manual that offers information and documents needed to operate an AERO COLOURS franchise business. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Ad slicks |
| Operations | 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Dent Doctor | Aero Colours | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Aero Colours | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Aero Colours | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Dent Doctor | 6% |
| Aero Colours | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Aero Colours | |
| Year Founded | |
| Dent Doctor | 1986 |
| Aero Colours | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Dent Doctor | 1990 |
| Aero Colours | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Dent Doctor | 10 years |
| Aero Colours | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Aero Colours | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Dent Doctor | General business experience No automotive experience required |
| Aero Colours | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Dent Doctor | No |
| Aero Colours | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Aero Colours | |
| Equipment | |
| Dent Doctor} | |
| Aero Colours | |
| Inventory | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Aero Colours | |
| Receivables | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Aero Colours | |
| Payroll | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Aero Colours | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Aero Colours | New franchise owners begin their AERO COLOURS career with a four-week training program. The first two weeks are spent at AERO COLOURS Training Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota consisting of 80 hours of classroom and hands-on training. Each new franchisee receives a pre-training exercise packet, training manual that offers step-by-step instructions on how to repair everything from chip and scratches to mending a cracked bumper, a sales and marketing manual that covers sales, marketing, advertising and promotions and an administration manual that offers information and documents needed to operate an AERO COLOURS franchise business. |
| Support | |
| Dent Doctor | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Aero Colours | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Dent Doctor | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Aero Colours | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Dent Doctor | 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Aero Colours | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Aero Colours | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Aero Colours | |
| International Expansion | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Aero Colours | |