Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Mobile HQ Wireless | |
| Investment | 201450 - 385230 | 0 - 0 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1988 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Mobile HQ Wireless | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills People skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Mobile HQ Wireless | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Mobile HQ Wireless | |
| Training | Periodic store visits & regional meetings On-The-Job Training: 84 Classroom Training: 168 Additional Training: Ongoing | |
| Support | National Account Sales Program With Standardized Pricing, On-line Order Capabilities, E-commerce, Real Estate & Store Design Support, On-going Field Support, Product Call Center, Intranet Site plus: Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | We personally coach our franchisees through every step of the process from start to finish including : o Retail site selection o Lease negotiation o Architectural renderings o Store build-out package and installation o Inventory selection and pricing o Point of sales system training o Advertising and Marketing o Overall Business Management o Sales Training o Employee Management o Specific wireless carrier, service provider and product training for everything that is offered at each store. We accomplish this by having a comprehensive national training, weekly conference calls, interactive in-store training and a dedicated full time training department that is on call to coach our franchisees on an ongoing basis. |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing | |
| Operations | 62% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Mobile HQ Wireless | |
| 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 | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 5% |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 1% |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | |
| Year Founded | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 1988 |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 1992 |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 10 years |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 20% of franchise fee |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | General business experience Marketing skills People skills |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | No |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | |
| Equipment | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs} | |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | |
| Inventory | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | |
| Receivables | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | |
| Payroll | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Periodic store visits & regional meetings On-The-Job Training: 84 Classroom Training: 168 Additional Training: Ongoing |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | |
| Support | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | National Account Sales Program With Standardized Pricing, On-line Order Capabilities, E-commerce, Real Estate & Store Design Support, On-going Field Support, Product Call Center, Intranet Site plus: Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | We personally coach our franchisees through every step of the process from start to finish including : o Retail site selection o Lease negotiation o Architectural renderings o Store build-out package and installation o Inventory selection and pricing o Point of sales system training o Advertising and Marketing o Overall Business Management o Sales Training o Employee Management o Specific wireless carrier, service provider and product training for everything that is offered at each store. We accomplish this by having a comprehensive national training, weekly conference calls, interactive in-store training and a dedicated full time training department that is on call to coach our franchisees on an ongoing basis. |
| Marketing | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | |
| Operations | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 62% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 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 |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 0 |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | |
| International Expansion | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Mobile HQ Wireless | |