TITLE:FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES INFORMATION KEY:FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES INFORMATION INTRODUCTION HOW TO SEARCH Franchise Opportunities Introduction This Information Please database contains information about franchise opportunities. It was prepared by Andrew Kostecka in the Office of Service Industries, International Trade Administration. It was compiled by the US Department of Commerce. This listing provides a brief summary of the terms, requirements and conditions under which franchises are available. Keywords used to identify the franchises include the type franchise (ie Auto, Beauty Supplies, etc) and name of franchise (ie AAMCO, Oil Can Henry, etc). You can also use the In-Text search to search for other words that may be of interest to you such as "Ongoing Training". Since things change, the information contained here cannot be guaranteed to be accurate. You are encourage to personally contact any company that you are interested in. KEY:AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS SERVICES AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS AAMCO Transmissions, Inc. Presidential Blvd Bala Cynwd, Pennsylvania 19004 Don Limbert, Director of Franchising DESCRIPTION:AAMCO centers service tranmissions for all vehicles. Services include unique "Lifetime Warranty" for as long as customer owns car (honored throughout U.S. and Canada)/ NUMBER OF FRANCHISEES: Nearly 900 in U.S. and Canada IN BUSINESS SINCE: 1964 EQUITY CAPITAL NEEDED: $42,500 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE: None TRAINING PROVIDED: A comprehensive 5 week training course is provided at the company headquarters. MANAGERIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE: Consulting and operations departments contunually word with each center to insure proper operation. Technical sem inars are held in the field on a regular basis. INFORMATION SUBMITTED: May, 1987 KEY:AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS SERVICES ABT SERVICE CENTERS ABT Service Centers Division of ABT Service Corporation 2339 South 2700 West Salt Lake City, Utah 84119 DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION: Alignment - Brakes - Tune-up repair centers which specialize in the one day, high profit automotive and truck service needs. Guaranteed, fast, economical service performed in a "new" 8 bay facility, with the "right" equipment and the "right" training, is the backbone of the franchise. A strong managerial background is essential - training will provide the rest. NUMBER OF FRANCHISEES: 5 in 2 States IN BUSINESS SINCE: 1977 EQUITY CAPITAL NEEDED: $15,000 (includes $10,000 operating capital) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE: Franchise includes 8 bay facility, signs, equipment, training with no need for additional equipment. Should a fracnchisee want additional equipment, financing through leasing companies, banks and ABT is available to qualified applicants. Franchisee must be financially qualified to guarantee construction. TRAINING PROVIDED: 2 weeks will be spent in an ABT Service Center and at the company headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. This schedule will be increased if necessary. ABT operational people will then shift to franchisee's center for the training of the manpower. A grand opening will be prepared and held during this period. MANAGERIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE: On a regular basis ABT personnel visits the franchisee to provide consultation in day to day operations and to analyze monthly progress. ABT provides operation manuals, training manuals, bookeeping systems, insurance programs, advertizing assistance and other management tools. INFORMATION SUBMITTED: June 1987 KEY:AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS SERVICES ACC-U-TUNE & BRAKE ACC-U-TUNE & BRAKE 2510 Old Middle Field Way Mountain View, CA 94043 Stan Shore, President DESCRIPTION: ACC-U-Tune & Brake centers specialize in automotive tune-ups, brakes, oil changes, air conditioning, state inspections and other minor repair and auto maintainence services. Typical tune-up and complete lube, oil and filter change is less than $68, is done in about 1 hour, while customer waits and guaranteed in writing for 12,000 miles. Price includes both parts and labor. NUMBER OF FRANCHISEES: 9 in California and 9 Company-Owned Centers IN BUSINESS SINCE: 1975 EQUITY CAPITAL NEEDED: $45,000 and excellent credit. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE: Total investment of $85,000, financial assistance available. TRANING PROVIDED: Extensive pre-opening training, classroom training (about 2 weeks) and 4 weeks on-the-job training. Training inludes technical aspects of repair work, bookeeping, marketing, customer relations, shop maintenance, sales. MANAGERIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE: Complete technical manuals, advertizing manuals, and operations manuals covering all day-to-day aspects of managing a profitable tune-up center. INFORMATION SUBMITTED:June 1987