Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Craters & Freighters | College Hunks Moving | |
| Investment | 176850 - 276500 | 108700 - 273200 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | Central Call Center Fee: 6% |
| Year Founded | 1990 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Craters & Freighters | College Hunks Moving | |
| Experience | It is not necessary to have a background in packaging, crate building, or transportation to operate our franchise. Our franchise owners come from widely varied backgrounds from Doctors to CPA's to Engineers. Our staff has the experience and credentials to guide you through an extensive training process in all aspects of running the operation including packaging, crating, and shipping procedures to administration, accounting, marketing, & sales. | |
Financing Options |
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| Craters & Freighters | College Hunks Moving | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Craters & Freighters | College Hunks Moving | |
| Training | 10-day training program in Golden, CO Training includes classroom and hands-on experience in an operating franchise in Colorado. Owners are trained on, and provided with, the company's proprietary eBusiness Management System Software, Center Opening Handbook, Operations Manual, Policy and Procedures Manual, Freight Carriers Guide, Packaging & Crating Manual and Marketing Manual. Also includes business preparation, proprietary software, pick-up and delivery, transportation, bills of lading, shipping invoices, accounting, marketing, advertising, promotion, start-up operations, pricing and quoting, packaging and crating, insurance, tracers and claims, warehousing, personnel and international shipping. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media | |
| Operations | 21% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Craters & Freighters | College Hunks Moving | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| College Hunks Moving | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| College Hunks Moving | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | 5% |
| College Hunks Moving | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1% |
| College Hunks Moving | Central Call Center Fee: 6% |
| Year Founded | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1990 |
| College Hunks Moving | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1991 |
| College Hunks Moving | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Craters & Freighters | 15 years |
| College Hunks Moving | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| College Hunks Moving | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Craters & Freighters | It is not necessary to have a background in packaging, crate building, or transportation to operate our franchise. Our franchise owners come from widely varied backgrounds from Doctors to CPA's to Engineers. Our staff has the experience and credentials to guide you through an extensive training process in all aspects of running the operation including packaging, crating, and shipping procedures to administration, accounting, marketing, & sales. |
| College Hunks Moving | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Craters & Freighters | No |
| College Hunks Moving | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| College Hunks Moving | |
| Equipment | |
| Craters & Freighters} | |
| College Hunks Moving | |
| Inventory | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| College Hunks Moving | |
| Receivables | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| College Hunks Moving | |
| Payroll | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| College Hunks Moving | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Craters & Freighters | 10-day training program in Golden, CO Training includes classroom and hands-on experience in an operating franchise in Colorado. Owners are trained on, and provided with, the company's proprietary eBusiness Management System Software, Center Opening Handbook, Operations Manual, Policy and Procedures Manual, Freight Carriers Guide, Packaging & Crating Manual and Marketing Manual. Also includes business preparation, proprietary software, pick-up and delivery, transportation, bills of lading, shipping invoices, accounting, marketing, advertising, promotion, start-up operations, pricing and quoting, packaging and crating, insurance, tracers and claims, warehousing, personnel and international shipping. |
| College Hunks Moving | |
| Support | |
| Craters & Freighters | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| College Hunks Moving | |
| Marketing | |
| Craters & Freighters | Ad slicks, National media |
| College Hunks Moving | |
| Operations | |
| Craters & Freighters | 21% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| College Hunks Moving | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, |
| College Hunks Moving | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| College Hunks Moving | |
| International Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| College Hunks Moving | |