Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| NEPAT Transport | Craters & Freighters | |
| Investment | 150000 - 350000 | 176850 - 276500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 1% |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1990 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1991 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| NEPAT Transport | Craters & Freighters | |
| Experience | NEPAT is only seeking highly-qualified individuals to become our franchisees. Prior business experience, coupled with personal financial qualifications, individual motivation and a track record of success are important factors in our evaluation process. | 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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| NEPAT Transport | Craters & Freighters | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| NEPAT Transport | Craters & Freighters | |
| Training | 5 days at headquarters | 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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| NEPAT Transport | Craters & Freighters | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| NEPAT Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| NEPAT Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| NEPAT Transport | 8% |
| Craters & Freighters | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| NEPAT Transport | 2% |
| Craters & Freighters | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| NEPAT Transport | 0 |
| Craters & Freighters | 1990 |
| Year Franchised | |
| NEPAT Transport | 0 |
| Craters & Freighters | 1991 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| NEPAT Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| NEPAT Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| NEPAT Transport | NEPAT is only seeking highly-qualified individuals to become our franchisees. Prior business experience, coupled with personal financial qualifications, individual motivation and a track record of success are important factors in our evaluation process. |
| 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. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| NEPAT Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| NEPAT Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Equipment | |
| NEPAT Transport} | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Inventory | |
| NEPAT Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Receivables | |
| NEPAT Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Payroll | |
| NEPAT Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| NEPAT Transport | 5 days at headquarters |
| 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. |
| Support | |
| NEPAT Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| NEPAT Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | Ad slicks, National media |
| Operations | |
| NEPAT Transport | |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| NEPAT Transport | |
| 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, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| NEPAT Transport | 0 |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| International Expansion | |
| NEPAT Transport | |
| Craters & Freighters | |