Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Saf-T Auto Centers | Precision Auto Care | |
| Investment | 85000 - 100000 | 120000 - 225600 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $500/mo. | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1978 | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | 1986 | 1978 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Saf-T Auto Centers | Precision Auto Care | |
| Experience | Industry experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Saf-T Auto Centers | Precision Auto Care | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Saf-T Auto Centers | Precision Auto Care | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Saf-T Auto Centers | Precision Auto Care | |
| 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 |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | |
| Precision Auto Care | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | |
| Precision Auto Care | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | $500/mo. |
| Precision Auto Care | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | |
| Precision Auto Care | |
| Year Founded | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | 1978 |
| Precision Auto Care | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | 1986 |
| Precision Auto Care | 1978 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | 10 years |
| Precision Auto Care | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | |
| Precision Auto Care | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | Industry experience |
| Precision Auto Care | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | No |
| Precision Auto Care | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | |
| Precision Auto Care | |
| Equipment | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers} | |
| Precision Auto Care | |
| Inventory | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | |
| Precision Auto Care | |
| Receivables | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | |
| Precision Auto Care | |
| Payroll | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | |
| Precision Auto Care | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | |
| Precision Auto Care | |
| Support | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Precision Auto Care | |
| Marketing | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Precision Auto Care | |
| Operations | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Precision Auto Care | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | |
| Precision 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | |
| Precision Auto Care | |
| International Expansion | |
| Saf-T Auto Centers | |
| Precision Auto Care | |