Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| America's Fleet Service | Advanced Maintenance | |
| Investment | 90000 - 90000 | 132350 - 185100 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | to 1.5% | |
| Year Founded | 1992 | 2000 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| America's Fleet Service | Advanced Maintenance | |
| Experience | General business experience Mechanical skills | |
Financing Options |
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| America's Fleet Service | Advanced Maintenance | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | Yes |
| Payroll | No | Yes |
Training & Support |
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| America's Fleet Service | Advanced Maintenance | |
| Training | Our business system provides a standardized operational "blueprint" for developing and operating this first rate, highly specialized vehicle fleet maintenance company. We will train you how to use it! Targeted, meaningful and in-depth, our ongoing training brings to bear the collective knowledge of our experienced team of professionals. It has been carefully crafted to prepare you to face the challenges of operating this exceptional business, including how to identify, hire and develop outstanding service technicians. Franchisees will also benefit from our expert guidance in site selection and marketing. A detailed operations manual will provide you with a ready reference to our daily operational procedures. Above all, the seasoned professionals at Advanced Maintenance are available to share their hands-on industry insight and experience with you. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | 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 slicks | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 12. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators). |
Expansion Plans |
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| America's Fleet Service | Advanced Maintenance | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Advanced Maintenance | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Advanced Maintenance | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| America's Fleet Service | 8% |
| Advanced Maintenance | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Advanced Maintenance | to 1.5% |
| Year Founded | |
| America's Fleet Service | 1992 |
| Advanced Maintenance | 2000 |
| Year Franchised | |
| America's Fleet Service | 2004 |
| Advanced Maintenance | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| America's Fleet Service | 20 years |
| Advanced Maintenance | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| America's Fleet Service | 20% of then-current fee |
| Advanced Maintenance | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| America's Fleet Service | General business experience Mechanical skills |
| Advanced Maintenance | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| America's Fleet Service | No |
| Advanced Maintenance | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Advanced Maintenance | |
| Equipment | |
| America's Fleet Service} | |
| Advanced Maintenance | |
| Inventory | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Advanced Maintenance | |
| Receivables | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Advanced Maintenance | |
| Payroll | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Advanced Maintenance | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Advanced Maintenance | Our business system provides a standardized operational "blueprint" for developing and operating this first rate, highly specialized vehicle fleet maintenance company. We will train you how to use it! Targeted, meaningful and in-depth, our ongoing training brings to bear the collective knowledge of our experienced team of professionals. It has been carefully crafted to prepare you to face the challenges of operating this exceptional business, including how to identify, hire and develop outstanding service technicians. Franchisees will also benefit from our expert guidance in site selection and marketing. A detailed operations manual will provide you with a ready reference to our daily operational procedures. Above all, the seasoned professionals at Advanced Maintenance are available to share their hands-on industry insight and experience with you. |
| Support | |
| America's Fleet Service | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Advanced Maintenance | 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 | |
| America's Fleet Service | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Advanced Maintenance | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| America's Fleet Service | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Advanced Maintenance | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 12. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators). |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| America's Fleet Service | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Advanced Maintenance | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Advanced Maintenance | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Advanced Maintenance | |