Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Honest-1 Auto Care | America's Fleet Service | |
| Investment | 206650 - 659150 | 90000 - 90000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 2003 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Honest-1 Auto Care | America's Fleet Service | |
| Experience | An automotive background is helpful but not required. Solid business acumen is required with marketing aptitude as well as the ability to motivate a staff and supervise day to day operations. | General business experience Mechanical skills |
Financing Options |
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| Honest-1 Auto Care | America's Fleet Service | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Honest-1 Auto Care | America's Fleet Service | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 4 weeks Classroom Training: 3 weeks Additional Training: Ongoing training | |
| Support | There is a three week training program, coupled with frequent webinars, an annual convention, a proprietary line of fluid products at discounted costs to Zees, and field support through corporate staff, Region Developers, and vendors. Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | The owner will spend 50% of their time in the center, 50% networking, marketing and developing fleet accounts. Average number of employees to run a location is 8-10; 1-2 Managers, 4 Technicians and the owner. Hiring assistance is provided. | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Honest-1 Auto Care | America's Fleet Service | |
| US Expansion | 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 | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | 6% |
| America's Fleet Service | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | 1% |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Year Founded | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | 2003 |
| America's Fleet Service | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | 2003 |
| America's Fleet Service | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | 20 |
| America's Fleet Service | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | 25% of franchise fee at the time of renewal |
| America's Fleet Service | 20% of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | An automotive background is helpful but not required. Solid business acumen is required with marketing aptitude as well as the ability to motivate a staff and supervise day to day operations. |
| America's Fleet Service | General business experience Mechanical skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Equipment | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care} | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Inventory | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Receivables | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Payroll | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | On-The-Job Training: 4 weeks Classroom Training: 3 weeks Additional Training: Ongoing training |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| Support | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | There is a three week training program, coupled with frequent webinars, an annual convention, a proprietary line of fluid products at discounted costs to Zees, and field support through corporate staff, Region Developers, and vendors. Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| America's Fleet Service | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| America's Fleet Service | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | The owner will spend 50% of their time in the center, 50% networking, marketing and developing fleet accounts. Average number of employees to run a location is 8-10; 1-2 Managers, 4 Technicians and the owner. Hiring assistance is provided. |
| America's Fleet Service | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | 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 |
| America's Fleet Service | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | |
| America's Fleet Service | |
| International Expansion | |
| Honest-1 Auto Care | |
| America's Fleet Service | |