Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Play N Trade | Phone-n-Fix | |
| Investment | 216600 - 329000 | 109788 - 179147 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 2%local + 1%Nat'l | 2%local + Up to 2%Nat'l |
| Year Founded | 2001 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Play N Trade | Phone-n-Fix | |
| Experience | Prior retail or mobile technology industry experience is not a requirement to join our system. We are seeking franchise owners who will be able to properly staff and manage their stores, applying any relevant management experience, customer relations/service skills, leadership, and communication skills to help build an effective retail and service-oriented business. | |
Financing Options |
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| Play N Trade | Phone-n-Fix | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Play N Trade | Phone-n-Fix | |
| Training | * Complete all the online training courses. * Read your daily emails that include tips and updates five days a week. * Attend the regular companywide conference calls which we typically hold twice per month. These calls are also recorded for your convenience. * Attend the training sessions at our Support Center in San Clemente CA. (approx nine days) * Work in a high volume store where you can learn from a successful veteran. | Pre-opening training will be preceded by a review of the operations manual, as well as online demonstrations and tutorials. Additionally, we will provide training for the franchise owner and a lead technician, with modules on topics such as repairs and service procedures and overall business operations. |
| Support | You will start by working with a franchise development professional who will guide you through the investigative and financing process. Once you are on board as a franchisee, you will begin working with our real estate department and guide you through the site selection process and negotiating your lease. You will be provided a checklist of items to get your store open. We will track your time to opening and will make sure that you are connected with the appropriate vendors at the right times to support you in your ordering, grand opening, Point of Sale training, and set up of your business accounts. We have support personnel at our office six days a week to answer your calls and emails. | We will present you with a copy of our confidential operations manual to help you run your business properly on a day-to-day basis. A franchisor representative will assist you before and after your store opening to assist with merchandising, POS system and overall operation of the business. We will also provide remote support and ongoing guidance, and answer questions you may have. |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| Play N Trade | Phone-n-Fix | |
| 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 | |
| Play N Trade | |
| Phone-n-Fix | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Play N Trade | |
| Phone-n-Fix | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Play N Trade | 5% |
| Phone-n-Fix | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Play N Trade | 2%local + 1%Nat'l |
| Phone-n-Fix | 2%local + Up to 2%Nat'l |
| Year Founded | |
| Play N Trade | 2001 |
| Phone-n-Fix | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Play N Trade | 2003 |
| Phone-n-Fix | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Play N Trade | 10 years |
| Phone-n-Fix | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Play N Trade | |
| Phone-n-Fix | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Play N Trade | |
| Phone-n-Fix | Prior retail or mobile technology industry experience is not a requirement to join our system. We are seeking franchise owners who will be able to properly staff and manage their stores, applying any relevant management experience, customer relations/service skills, leadership, and communication skills to help build an effective retail and service-oriented business. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Play N Trade | Yes |
| Phone-n-Fix | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Play N Trade | |
| Phone-n-Fix | |
| Equipment | |
| Play N Trade} | |
| Phone-n-Fix | |
| Inventory | |
| Play N Trade | |
| Phone-n-Fix | |
| Receivables | |
| Play N Trade | |
| Phone-n-Fix | |
| Payroll | |
| Play N Trade | |
| Phone-n-Fix | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Play N Trade | * Complete all the online training courses. * Read your daily emails that include tips and updates five days a week. * Attend the regular companywide conference calls which we typically hold twice per month. These calls are also recorded for your convenience. * Attend the training sessions at our Support Center in San Clemente CA. (approx nine days) * Work in a high volume store where you can learn from a successful veteran. |
| Phone-n-Fix | Pre-opening training will be preceded by a review of the operations manual, as well as online demonstrations and tutorials. Additionally, we will provide training for the franchise owner and a lead technician, with modules on topics such as repairs and service procedures and overall business operations. |
| Support | |
| Play N Trade | You will start by working with a franchise development professional who will guide you through the investigative and financing process. Once you are on board as a franchisee, you will begin working with our real estate department and guide you through the site selection process and negotiating your lease. You will be provided a checklist of items to get your store open. We will track your time to opening and will make sure that you are connected with the appropriate vendors at the right times to support you in your ordering, grand opening, Point of Sale training, and set up of your business accounts. We have support personnel at our office six days a week to answer your calls and emails. |
| Phone-n-Fix | We will present you with a copy of our confidential operations manual to help you run your business properly on a day-to-day basis. A franchisor representative will assist you before and after your store opening to assist with merchandising, POS system and overall operation of the business. We will also provide remote support and ongoing guidance, and answer questions you may have. |
| Marketing | |
| Play N Trade | |
| Phone-n-Fix | |
| Operations | |
| Play N Trade | |
| Phone-n-Fix | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Play N Trade | |
| Phone-n-Fix | 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 | |
| Play N Trade | 0 |
| Phone-n-Fix | |
| International Expansion | |
| Play N Trade | |
| Phone-n-Fix | |