Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Investment | 118100 - 175600 | 224000 - 413500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 7%/mo. | 2.5%-5% |
| Advertising Fee | 5% | |
| Year Founded | 1962 | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 1971 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| 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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| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 104 hours Additional Training: At existing store | |
| 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, National media, Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | 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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| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| 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 | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | 7%/mo. |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 2.5%-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 5% |
| Year Founded | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | 1962 |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | 2002 |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 1971 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | 7 years |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | No |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Equipment | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions} | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Inventory | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Receivables | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Payroll | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 104 hours Additional Training: At existing store |
| Support | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| 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 |
| Marketing | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | |
| 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| International Expansion | |
| Automotive Maintenance Solutions | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |