Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Medex Patient Transport | Craters & Freighters | |
| Investment | 105015 - 155240 | 176850 - 276500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1990 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1991 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Medex Patient Transport | Craters & Freighters | |
| 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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| Medex Patient Transport | Craters & Freighters | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Medex Patient Transport | Craters & Freighters | |
| Training | Corporate Franchise Training provided at the Headquarters (Nashville, TN): Medex management will work with Franchisee to understand and fully grasp what an ideal location will be for the business and how the day-to-day operations work in managing the concept. It is expected that the Franchisor will provide Franchisees with approximately one week of initial training at the Franchisor's headquarters in Nashville, TN. Medex Phase I instruction will pertain to administrative, operational, and sales/marketing matters; it will also include a liberal amount of on-the-job training with the Franchisee spending time at the corporate offices and operating the corporate vehicles themselves. This training will be provided for the Franchisee and up to one other team member. Franchise Field Training provided at the Franchisee's location: On-site training typically takes place when the Franchisee commences operations of their Medex Franchise model. An experienced trainer from Medex corporate will provide on-site training for a period of three days to assist the Franchisee in the commencement of operations and facilitate a shortened ramp up time. | 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 | Medex corporate has a call center and corporate team that will support franchisees and allow the franchisees to leverage an established and successful corporate "hub" providing services to the franchise operators in the field. Medex Corporate will handle the operations that would traditionally take place in the franchised office. These duties include 24/7 call answering services, patient intake, and centralized dispatch. Invoicing We'll report invoice amounts to you. Scheduling Be there on time, every time. Route Management Less Time and Gas = More Profits. Call Center Support Our Office is YOUR Office. Office Management Employee Recruitment | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| 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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| Medex Patient Transport | Craters & Freighters | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Medex Patient Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Medex Patient Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Medex Patient Transport | 5% |
| Craters & Freighters | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Medex Patient Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Medex Patient Transport | 0 |
| Craters & Freighters | 1990 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Medex Patient Transport | 0 |
| Craters & Freighters | 1991 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Medex Patient Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Medex Patient Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Medex Patient Transport | |
| 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. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Medex Patient Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Medex Patient Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Equipment | |
| Medex Patient Transport} | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Inventory | |
| Medex Patient Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Receivables | |
| Medex Patient Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Payroll | |
| Medex Patient Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Medex Patient Transport | Corporate Franchise Training provided at the Headquarters (Nashville, TN): Medex management will work with Franchisee to understand and fully grasp what an ideal location will be for the business and how the day-to-day operations work in managing the concept. It is expected that the Franchisor will provide Franchisees with approximately one week of initial training at the Franchisor's headquarters in Nashville, TN. Medex Phase I instruction will pertain to administrative, operational, and sales/marketing matters; it will also include a liberal amount of on-the-job training with the Franchisee spending time at the corporate offices and operating the corporate vehicles themselves. This training will be provided for the Franchisee and up to one other team member. Franchise Field Training provided at the Franchisee's location: On-site training typically takes place when the Franchisee commences operations of their Medex Franchise model. An experienced trainer from Medex corporate will provide on-site training for a period of three days to assist the Franchisee in the commencement of operations and facilitate a shortened ramp up time. |
| 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. |
| Support | |
| Medex Patient Transport | Medex corporate has a call center and corporate team that will support franchisees and allow the franchisees to leverage an established and successful corporate "hub" providing services to the franchise operators in the field. Medex Corporate will handle the operations that would traditionally take place in the franchised office. These duties include 24/7 call answering services, patient intake, and centralized dispatch. Invoicing We'll report invoice amounts to you. Scheduling Be there on time, every time. Route Management Less Time and Gas = More Profits. Call Center Support Our Office is YOUR Office. Office Management Employee Recruitment |
| Craters & Freighters | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Medex Patient Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | Ad slicks, National media |
| Operations | |
| Medex Patient Transport | |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Medex Patient Transport | 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 |
| 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, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Medex Patient Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| International Expansion | |
| Medex Patient Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | |