Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Craters & Freighters | Rent Your Boxes | |
| Investment | 176850 - 276500 | 72400 - 80760 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1990 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Craters & Freighters | Rent Your Boxes | |
| 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 | Rent Your Boxes | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Craters & Freighters | Rent Your Boxes | |
| 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 | Rent Your Boxes | |
| 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, | 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | 5% |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1% |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Year Founded | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1990 |
| Rent Your Boxes | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1991 |
| Rent Your Boxes | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Craters & Freighters | 15 years |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
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. |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Craters & Freighters | No |
| Rent Your Boxes | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Equipment | |
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| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Inventory | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Receivables | |
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| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Payroll | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
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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. |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Support | |
| Craters & Freighters | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Marketing | |
| Craters & Freighters | Ad slicks, National media |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| 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) |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
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, |
| Rent Your Boxes | 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 | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| International Expansion | |
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