Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Speedy Auto Service | |
| Investment | 224000 - 413500 | 100000 - 300000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 2.5%-5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 5% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1970 | 1956 |
| Year Franchised | 1971 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Speedy Auto Service | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Speedy Auto Service | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Speedy Auto Service | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 104 hours Additional Training: At existing store | 3-6 weeks |
| 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 | A consistent, professional and integrated marketing program, at both the national and regional level, is under constant development to support the Speedy brand image through a variety of mediums. Cost effective media planning and the development of radio commercials, newspaper ads, point-of-sale materials and direct mail campaigns can provide a powerful means to drive your business. |
| 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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| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Speedy Auto Service | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Speedy Auto Service | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Speedy Auto Service | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 2.5%-5% |
| Speedy Auto Service | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 5% |
| Speedy Auto Service | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 1970 |
| Speedy Auto Service | 1956 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 1971 |
| Speedy Auto Service | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | 15 years |
| Speedy Auto Service | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Speedy Auto Service | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | General business experience |
| Speedy Auto Service | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | No |
| Speedy Auto Service | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Speedy Auto Service | |
| Equipment | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers} | |
| Speedy Auto Service | |
| Inventory | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Speedy Auto Service | |
| Receivables | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Speedy Auto Service | |
| Payroll | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Speedy Auto Service | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 104 hours Additional Training: At existing store |
| Speedy Auto Service | 3-6 weeks |
| Support | |
| 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 |
| Speedy Auto Service | |
| Marketing | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Speedy Auto Service | A consistent, professional and integrated marketing program, at both the national and regional level, is under constant development to support the Speedy brand image through a variety of mediums. Cost effective media planning and the development of radio commercials, newspaper ads, point-of-sale materials and direct mail campaigns can provide a powerful means to drive your business. |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| Speedy Auto Service | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 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 |
| Speedy Auto Service | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Speedy Auto Service | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Tuffy Auto Service Centers | |
| Speedy Auto Service | |