Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Dr. Vinyl | Midas | |
| Investment | 41320 - 71500 | 198650 - 539512 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 10% |
| Advertising Fee | included | |
| Year Founded | 1972 | 1956 |
| Year Franchised | 1981 | 1956 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Dr. Vinyl | Midas | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | General business experience Financially capable |
Financing Options |
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| Dr. Vinyl | Midas | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Dr. Vinyl | Midas | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees required to operate - 9 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Dr. Vinyl | Midas | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Dr. Vinyl | |
| Midas | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Dr. Vinyl | |
| Midas | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Dr. Vinyl | 7% |
| Midas | 10% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Dr. Vinyl | |
| Midas | included |
| Year Founded | |
| Dr. Vinyl | 1972 |
| Midas | 1956 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Dr. Vinyl | 1981 |
| Midas | 1956 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Dr. Vinyl | 10 years |
| Midas | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Dr. Vinyl | |
| Midas | 50% of franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Dr. Vinyl | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Midas | General business experience Financially capable |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Dr. Vinyl | Yes |
| Midas | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Dr. Vinyl | |
| Midas | |
| Equipment | |
| Dr. Vinyl} | |
| Midas | |
| Inventory | |
| Dr. Vinyl | |
| Midas | |
| Receivables | |
| Dr. Vinyl | |
| Midas | |
| Payroll | |
| Dr. Vinyl | |
| Midas | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Dr. Vinyl | |
| Midas | |
| Support | |
| Dr. Vinyl | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Midas | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Dr. Vinyl | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| Midas | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Dr. Vinyl | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Midas | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees required to operate - 9 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Dr. Vinyl | |
| Midas | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Dr. Vinyl | |
| Midas | |
| International Expansion | |
| Dr. Vinyl | |
| Midas | Canada, |