Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Craters & Freighters | EZ Pro Delivery | |
| Investment | 176850 - 276500 | 114075 - 176392 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 9% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 2%local +2%Nat'l |
| Year Founded | 1990 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Craters & Freighters | EZ Pro Delivery | |
| 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 | EZ Pro Delivery | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Craters & Freighters | EZ Pro Delivery | |
| 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. | You will participate in an initial training course that covers material aspects of the operation of the franchised business. |
| 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 | EZ Pro Delivery | |
| 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 | |
| EZ Pro Delivery | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| EZ Pro Delivery | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | 5% |
| EZ Pro Delivery | 9% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1% |
| EZ Pro Delivery | 2%local +2%Nat'l |
| Year Founded | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1990 |
| EZ Pro Delivery | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1991 |
| EZ Pro Delivery | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Craters & Freighters | 15 years |
| EZ Pro Delivery | 5 years +5+5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| EZ Pro Delivery | |
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. |
| EZ Pro Delivery | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Craters & Freighters | No |
| EZ Pro Delivery | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| EZ Pro Delivery | |
| Equipment | |
| Craters & Freighters} | |
| EZ Pro Delivery | |
| Inventory | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| EZ Pro Delivery | |
| Receivables | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| EZ Pro Delivery | |
| Payroll | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| EZ Pro Delivery | |
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. |
| EZ Pro Delivery | You will participate in an initial training course that covers material aspects of the operation of the franchised business. |
| Support | |
| Craters & Freighters | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| EZ Pro Delivery | |
| Marketing | |
| Craters & Freighters | Ad slicks, National media |
| EZ Pro Delivery | |
| 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) |
| EZ Pro Delivery | |
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, |
| EZ Pro Delivery | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| EZ Pro Delivery | |
| International Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| EZ Pro Delivery | |