Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Tilden Car Care | |
| Investment | 224000 - 413500 | 131500 - 171200 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 2.5%-5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 5% | |
| Year Founded | 1970 | 1923 |
| Year Franchised | 1971 | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Tilden Car Care | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Tilden Car Care | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Tilden Car Care | |
| 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 | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| 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) | 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 90% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
Expansion Plans |
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| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Tilden Car Care | |
| 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, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Tilden Car Care | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Tilden Car Care | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 2.5%-5% |
| Tilden Car Care | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 5% |
| Tilden Car Care | |
| Year Founded | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 1970 |
| Tilden Car Care | 1923 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 1971 |
| Tilden Car Care | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 15 years |
| Tilden Car Care | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Tilden Car Care | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | General business experience |
| Tilden Car Care | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | No |
| Tilden Car Care | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Tilden Car Care | |
| Equipment | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers} | |
| Tilden Car Care | |
| Inventory | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Tilden Car Care | |
| Receivables | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Tilden Car Care | |
| Payroll | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Tilden Car Care | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 104 hours Additional Training: At existing store |
| Tilden Car Care | |
| 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 |
| Tilden Car Care | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Tilden Car Care | |
| 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) |
| Tilden Car Care | 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 90% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
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 |
| Tilden Car Care | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Tilden Car Care | |
| International Expansion | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Tilden Car Care | |