Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Elephant House | Big O Tires | |
| Investment | 28000 - 44500 | 311000 - 1133300 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 0 | 2%-5% |
| Advertising Fee | 4.45% | |
| Year Founded | 1991 | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 1962 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Elephant House | Big O Tires | |
| Experience | Postive attitude | Strong management skills |
Financing Options |
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| Elephant House | Big O Tires | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Elephant House | Big O Tires | |
| Training | As needed | On-The-Job Training: Varies Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training |
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators | 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Elephant House | Big O Tires | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Africa, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Middle East, South America, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Elephant House | |
| Big O Tires | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Elephant House | |
| Big O Tires | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Elephant House | 0 |
| Big O Tires | 2%-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Elephant House | |
| Big O Tires | 4.45% |
| Year Founded | |
| Elephant House | 1991 |
| Big O Tires | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Elephant House | 1991 |
| Big O Tires | 1962 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Elephant House | 7 years |
| Big O Tires | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Elephant House | |
| Big O Tires | $1.5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Elephant House | Postive attitude |
| Big O Tires | Strong management skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Elephant House | No |
| Big O Tires | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Elephant House | |
| Big O Tires | |
| Equipment | |
| Elephant House} | |
| Big O Tires | |
| Inventory | |
| Elephant House | |
| Big O Tires | |
| Receivables | |
| Elephant House | |
| Big O Tires | |
| Payroll | |
| Elephant House | |
| Big O Tires | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Elephant House | As needed |
| Big O Tires | On-The-Job Training: Varies Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online training |
| Support | |
| Elephant House | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line |
| Big O Tires | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Elephant House | |
| Big O Tires | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Elephant House | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
| Big O Tires | 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Elephant House | |
| Big O Tires | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Elephant House | 0 |
| Big O Tires | |
| International Expansion | |
| Elephant House | Africa, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Middle East, South America, Western Europe, |
| Big O Tires | |