Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| OpenWorks | Eco CartSafe | |
| Investment | 15000 - 150000 | 0 - 0 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5-10% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1983 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1983 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| OpenWorks | Eco CartSafe | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| OpenWorks | Eco CartSafe | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | Yes | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| OpenWorks | Eco CartSafe | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| OpenWorks | Eco CartSafe | |
| 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 | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Eco CartSafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Eco CartSafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| OpenWorks | 5-10% |
| Eco CartSafe | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Eco CartSafe | |
| Year Founded | |
| OpenWorks | 1983 |
| Eco CartSafe | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| OpenWorks | 1983 |
| Eco CartSafe | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| OpenWorks | 10 years |
| Eco CartSafe | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Eco CartSafe | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| OpenWorks | General business experience |
| Eco CartSafe | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| OpenWorks | Yes |
| Eco CartSafe | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Eco CartSafe | |
| Equipment | |
| OpenWorks} | |
| Eco CartSafe | |
| Inventory | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Eco CartSafe | |
| Receivables | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Eco CartSafe | |
| Payroll | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Eco CartSafe | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Eco CartSafe | |
| Support | |
| OpenWorks | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Eco CartSafe | |
| Marketing | |
| OpenWorks | Regional advertising |
| Eco CartSafe | |
| Operations | |
| OpenWorks | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Eco CartSafe | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Eco CartSafe | 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 | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Eco CartSafe | |
| International Expansion | |
| OpenWorks | |
| Eco CartSafe | |