Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Craters & Freighters | The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
| Investment | 176850 - 276500 | 41445 - 85900 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| 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 | The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
| 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 | The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Craters & Freighters | The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
| 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 | The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
| 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 | |
| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | 5% |
| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1% |
| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
| Year Founded | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1990 |
| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1991 |
| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Craters & Freighters | 15 years |
| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
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. |
| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Craters & Freighters | No |
| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
| Equipment | |
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| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
| Inventory | |
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| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
| Receivables | |
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| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
| 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. |
| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
| Support | |
| Craters & Freighters | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
| Marketing | |
| Craters & Freighters | Ad slicks, National media |
| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
| 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) |
| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
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, |
| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |
| International Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| The Service Source Shipping & Freight Services | |