Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Northside Autosports | Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Investment | 50000 - 50000 | 224000 - 413500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 2.5%-5% | |
| Advertising Fee | $250/Month | 5% |
| Year Founded | 2001 | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | 2009 | 1971 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Northside Autosports | Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Experience | Needs to have some background in sales/marketing and they need to be an automotive enthusiast. | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Northside Autosports | Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Northside Autosports | Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Training | Upfront training program, 24/7 online training and operating procedure archive access, social media marketing, event management, lead generation programs, supplier management/development programs, etc, etc. | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 104 hours Additional Training: At existing store |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Northside Autosports | Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| 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 | |
| Canada Expansion | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Northside Autosports | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Northside Autosports | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Northside Autosports | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 2.5%-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Northside Autosports | $250/Month |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 5% |
| Year Founded | |
| Northside Autosports | 2001 |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Northside Autosports | 2009 |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 1971 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Northside Autosports | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Northside Autosports | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Northside Autosports | Needs to have some background in sales/marketing and they need to be an automotive enthusiast. |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Northside Autosports | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Northside Autosports | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Equipment | |
| Northside Autosports} | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Inventory | |
| Northside Autosports | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Receivables | |
| Northside Autosports | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Payroll | |
| Northside Autosports | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Northside Autosports | Upfront training program, 24/7 online training and operating procedure archive access, social media marketing, event management, lead generation programs, supplier management/development programs, etc, etc. |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 104 hours Additional Training: At existing store |
| Support | |
| Northside Autosports | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Northside Autosports | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Northside Autosports | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Northside Autosports | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 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 | |
| Northside Autosports | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| International Expansion | |
| Northside Autosports | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |