Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tire Warehouse | Elephant House | |
| Investment | 100000 - 342000 | 28000 - 44500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1971 | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | 1989 | 1991 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tire Warehouse | Elephant House | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | Postive attitude |
Financing Options |
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| Tire Warehouse | Elephant House | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Tire Warehouse | Elephant House | |
| Training | As needed | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
Expansion Plans |
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| Tire Warehouse | Elephant House | |
| US Expansion | Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion | Africa, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Middle East, South America, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tire Warehouse | |
| Elephant House | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tire Warehouse | |
| Elephant House | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tire Warehouse | 3% |
| Elephant House | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tire Warehouse | |
| Elephant House | |
| Year Founded | |
| Tire Warehouse | 1971 |
| Elephant House | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tire Warehouse | 1989 |
| Elephant House | 1991 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tire Warehouse | 7 years |
| Elephant House | 7 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tire Warehouse | $1.5K |
| Elephant House | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Tire Warehouse | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Elephant House | Postive attitude |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Tire Warehouse | No |
| Elephant House | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tire Warehouse | |
| Elephant House | |
| Equipment | |
| Tire Warehouse} | |
| Elephant House | |
| Inventory | |
| Tire Warehouse | |
| Elephant House | |
| Receivables | |
| Tire Warehouse | |
| Elephant House | |
| Payroll | |
| Tire Warehouse | |
| Elephant House | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Tire Warehouse | |
| Elephant House | As needed |
| Support | |
| Tire Warehouse | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Elephant House | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line |
| Marketing | |
| Tire Warehouse | Ad slicks |
| Elephant House | |
| Operations | |
| Tire Warehouse | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Elephant House | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Tire Warehouse | Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, |
| Elephant House | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Tire Warehouse | 0 |
| Elephant House | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Tire Warehouse | |
| Elephant House | Africa, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Middle East, South America, Western Europe, |