Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| TechZone Airbag Service | Auto-Lab | |
| Investment | 51500 - 110400 | 128750 - 317500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 8.5%+marketing fee 2% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1992 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 1994 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| TechZone Airbag Service | Auto-Lab | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| TechZone Airbag Service | Auto-Lab | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| TechZone Airbag Service | Auto-Lab | |
| Training | Continuous technical and management training programs | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Auto-Lab, LLC offers support in all areas of business management and operations through our corporate office, located in Farmington Hills, MI, and our strategic vendor partners. Our support includes, but is not limited to, continuous technical and management training programs, group purchasing programs, group marketing and advertising programs, electronic purchasing through vendor partners, a program for HotLine support, instant information network, assistance with business opportunities, etc. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| TechZone Airbag Service | Auto-Lab | |
| US Expansion | California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | 8.5%+marketing fee 2% |
| Auto-Lab | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | |
| Auto-Lab | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | 1992 |
| Auto-Lab | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | 1994 |
| Auto-Lab | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | 10 years |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | $5K |
| Auto-Lab | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Auto-Lab | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | No |
| Auto-Lab | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Equipment | |
| TechZone Airbag Service} | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Inventory | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Receivables | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Payroll | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | |
| Auto-Lab | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | |
| Auto-Lab | Continuous technical and management training programs |
| Support | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Auto-Lab | Auto-Lab, LLC offers support in all areas of business management and operations through our corporate office, located in Farmington Hills, MI, and our strategic vendor partners. Our support includes, but is not limited to, continuous technical and management training programs, group purchasing programs, group marketing and advertising programs, electronic purchasing through vendor partners, a program for HotLine support, instant information network, assistance with business opportunities, etc. |
| Marketing | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Auto-Lab | |
| Operations | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Auto-Lab | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | |
| Auto-Lab | California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan |
| Canada Expansion | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | 0 |
| Auto-Lab | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| TechZone Airbag Service | |
| Auto-Lab | |