Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Safe Ship | BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Investment | 54900 - 153900 | 65000 - 147000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | $100-$300/month | 16-19% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1990 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 2008 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Safe Ship | BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Equipment | ||
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| Receivables | ||
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Training & Support |
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| Safe Ship | BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Training | Extensive 2 weeks Instore | Available at headquarters: 5 days. |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives, Lease Negotiation | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media | |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators). |
Expansion Plans |
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| Safe Ship | BlueGrace Logistics | |
| 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 | |
| Safe Ship | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Safe Ship | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Safe Ship | $100-$300/month |
| BlueGrace Logistics | 16-19% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Safe Ship | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Year Founded | |
| Safe Ship | 1990 |
| BlueGrace Logistics | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Safe Ship | 2008 |
| BlueGrace Logistics | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
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| BlueGrace Logistics | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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Financing Options |
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| Inventory | |
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| Receivables | |
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| Payroll | |
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Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Safe Ship | Extensive 2 weeks Instore |
| BlueGrace Logistics | Available at headquarters: 5 days. |
| Support | |
| Safe Ship | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives, Lease Negotiation |
| Marketing | |
| Safe Ship | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| Operations | |
| Safe Ship | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 |
| BlueGrace Logistics | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators). |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Safe Ship | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | 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 | |
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| International Expansion | |
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