Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Dent Doctor | BumperDoc | |
| Investment | 62250 - 163600 | 108845 - 197895 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1986 | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | 1990 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Dent Doctor | BumperDoc | |
| Experience | General business experience No automotive experience required | No automotive repair experience is required. BumperDoc is looking for candidates that possess: * Motivation to succeed * An aptitude for Sales * Supervisory skills * An ability to follow a system * The Capability to put in the time and effort to build and run a successful business |
Financing Options |
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| Dent Doctor | BumperDoc | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Dent Doctor | BumperDoc | |
| Training | Two weeks of hands-on training is provided to new franchise owners at our Corporate Headquarters in San Diego, CA. Franchisees will receive instruction on sales, management, production and customer service procedures during this time. An additional week of on-the-job training for both franchise owners and employees will be provided once the new center is open. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | BumperDoc will provide franchisees with site selection assistance, lease negotiation assistance, design layout assistance, and certain equipment installation. Support will be continuously provided. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | BumperDoc will assist franchisees with the production and placement of: * Internet ads * Traditional media ads (i.e. radio, newspaper) * Banner creation * Brochures, business cards, flyers, postcards, and thank you cards |
| 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Dent Doctor | BumperDoc | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| BumperDoc | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| BumperDoc | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Dent Doctor | 6% |
| BumperDoc | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| BumperDoc | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Dent Doctor | 1986 |
| BumperDoc | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Dent Doctor | 1990 |
| BumperDoc | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Dent Doctor | 10 years |
| BumperDoc | 10 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| BumperDoc | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Dent Doctor | General business experience No automotive experience required |
| BumperDoc | No automotive repair experience is required. BumperDoc is looking for candidates that possess: * Motivation to succeed * An aptitude for Sales * Supervisory skills * An ability to follow a system * The Capability to put in the time and effort to build and run a successful business |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Dent Doctor | No |
| BumperDoc | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| BumperDoc | |
| Equipment | |
| Dent Doctor} | |
| BumperDoc | |
| Inventory | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| BumperDoc | |
| Receivables | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| BumperDoc | |
| Payroll | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| BumperDoc | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| BumperDoc | Two weeks of hands-on training is provided to new franchise owners at our Corporate Headquarters in San Diego, CA. Franchisees will receive instruction on sales, management, production and customer service procedures during this time. An additional week of on-the-job training for both franchise owners and employees will be provided once the new center is open. |
| Support | |
| Dent Doctor | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| BumperDoc | BumperDoc will provide franchisees with site selection assistance, lease negotiation assistance, design layout assistance, and certain equipment installation. Support will be continuously provided. |
| Marketing | |
| Dent Doctor | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| BumperDoc | BumperDoc will assist franchisees with the production and placement of: * Internet ads * Traditional media ads (i.e. radio, newspaper) * Banner creation * Brochures, business cards, flyers, postcards, and thank you cards |
| 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) |
| BumperDoc | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| BumperDoc | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| BumperDoc | |
| International Expansion | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| BumperDoc | |