Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Payless Car Sales Inc. | Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | |
| Investment | 351700 - 3100000 | 33800 - 250000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $2500+/mo. | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2001 | 1973 |
| Year Franchised | 2001 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Payless Car Sales Inc. | Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | |
| Experience | General business experience Computer skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Payless Car Sales Inc. | Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | Yes |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Receivables | No | Yes |
| Payroll | No | Yes |
Training & Support |
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| Payless Car Sales Inc. | Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 2 days * At franchisee's location: 1-2 weeks | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising | |
| Operations | * 12% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Payless Car Sales Inc. | Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion | Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosrae, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ponape, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Rota, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Barthelemy, St. Christopher, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tinian, Togo, Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, Truk, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Union Island, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda, Wake Island, Wales, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yap, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | $2500+/mo. |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | |
| Year Founded | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | 2001 |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | 1973 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | 2001 |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | 5 years |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | $1000 for 5 years |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | General business experience Computer skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | No |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | |
| Equipment | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc.} | |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | |
| Inventory | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | |
| Receivables | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | |
| Payroll | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | * Available at headquarters: 2 days * At franchisee's location: 1-2 weeks |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | |
| Support | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | Co-op advertising |
| Operations | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | * 12% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | 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 |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | |
| International Expansion | |
| Payless Car Sales Inc. | Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosrae, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ponape, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Rota, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Barthelemy, St. Christopher, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tinian, Togo, Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, Truk, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Union Island, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda, Wake Island, Wales, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yap, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Bates Motor Home Rental Network Inc. | |