Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Dent Doctor | Fix Auto USA | |
| Investment | 62250 - 163600 | 155200 - 3069000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1986 | 2020 |
| Year Franchised | 1990 | 2020 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Dent Doctor | Fix Auto USA | |
| Experience | General business experience No automotive experience required | |
Financing Options |
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| Dent Doctor | Fix Auto USA | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Dent Doctor | Fix Auto USA | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| 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 | Fix Auto USA | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Dent Doctor | 6% |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Year Founded | |
| Dent Doctor | 1986 |
| Fix Auto USA | 2020 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Dent Doctor | 1990 |
| Fix Auto USA | 2020 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Dent Doctor | 10 years |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Fix Auto USA | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Dent Doctor | General business experience No automotive experience required |
| Fix Auto USA | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Dent Doctor | No |
| Fix Auto USA | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Equipment | |
| Dent Doctor} | |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Inventory | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Receivables | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Payroll | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Fix Auto USA | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Support | |
| Dent Doctor | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| Marketing | |
| Dent Doctor | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| 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) |
| Fix Auto USA | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Fix Auto USA | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Fix Auto USA | |
| International Expansion | |
| Dent Doctor | |
| Fix Auto USA | |