Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
| Investment | 224000 - 413500 | 234000 - 282000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 2.5%-5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 5% | |
| Year Founded | 1970 | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | 1971 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 104 hours Additional Training: At existing store | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 2.5%-5% |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 5% |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
| Year Founded | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 1970 |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 1971 |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 15 years |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | General business experience |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | No |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
| Equipment | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers} | |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
| Inventory | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
| Receivables | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
| Payroll | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 104 hours Additional Training: At existing store |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
| Support | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
| Marketing | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
| Operations | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 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 |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Quality Tune-Up Shops | |