Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| America's Fleet Service | Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | |
| Investment | 90000 - 90000 | 130000 - 225000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2.50% | |
| Year Founded | 1992 | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 1983 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| America's Fleet Service | Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | |
| Experience | General business experience Mechanical skills | |
Financing Options |
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| America's Fleet Service | Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| America's Fleet Service | Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | |
| Training | Our initial training program is tailored to the needs of the individual. You do not require prior automotive experience to own an Active Green + Ross Tire & Automotive Centre store. If you make a commitment to your business and have drive along with desire, you will be successful. Our initial training will provide you with the necessary knowledge and experience to serve your customers and operate your shop to our standards. From time to time throughout the year, we will provide you with courses that are necessary to keep abreast of the latest changes in technology. From time to time you may be offered courses on other topics such as proper telephone management, personnel management, record keeping, financial analysis, etc. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Active Tire & Auto Centre Inc. provides you with an area manager who is our field representative. Their responsibility is to assist you and to be available as required, offering administrative, operational and technical support. Our Head Office group works as a tight team to provide assistance to all franchisee's with any concerns that arise. Equipment requirements and costs, advertising assistance, marketing, business knowledge, employee recruiting, accounting and financial advice are just a few of the area's that we get involved in with our Franchisee's. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | |
| 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| America's Fleet Service | Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| America's Fleet Service | 8% |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | 2.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| America's Fleet Service | 1992 |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | |
| America's Fleet Service | 2004 |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | 1983 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| America's Fleet Service | 20 years |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| America's Fleet Service | 20% of then-current fee |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| America's Fleet Service | General business experience Mechanical skills |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| America's Fleet Service | No |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | |
| Equipment | |
| America's Fleet Service} | |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | |
| Inventory | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | |
| Receivables | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | |
| Payroll | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | Our initial training program is tailored to the needs of the individual. You do not require prior automotive experience to own an Active Green + Ross Tire & Automotive Centre store. If you make a commitment to your business and have drive along with desire, you will be successful. Our initial training will provide you with the necessary knowledge and experience to serve your customers and operate your shop to our standards. From time to time throughout the year, we will provide you with courses that are necessary to keep abreast of the latest changes in technology. From time to time you may be offered courses on other topics such as proper telephone management, personnel management, record keeping, financial analysis, etc. |
| Support | |
| America's Fleet Service | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | Active Tire & Auto Centre Inc. provides you with an area manager who is our field representative. Their responsibility is to assist you and to be available as required, offering administrative, operational and technical support. Our Head Office group works as a tight team to provide assistance to all franchisee's with any concerns that arise. Equipment requirements and costs, advertising assistance, marketing, business knowledge, employee recruiting, accounting and financial advice are just a few of the area's that we get involved in with our Franchisee's. |
| Marketing | |
| America's Fleet Service | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | |
| 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) |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | |
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, |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | |
| International Expansion | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Active Green + Ross Tire & Auto | |