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  1. TITLE:FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES INFORMATION
  2. KEY:FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES INFORMATION INTRODUCTION HOW TO SEARCH             
  3.                           Franchise Opportunities                          
  4.                                                                            
  5.                                 Introduction                               
  6.                                                                            
  7.                                                                            
  8. This Information Please database contains information about franchise      
  9. opportunities. It was prepared by Andrew Kostecka in the Office of Service 
  10. Industries, International Trade Administration. It was compiled by the US  
  11. Department of Commerce.                                                    
  12.                                                                            
  13. This listing provides a brief summary of the terms, requirements and       
  14. conditions under which franchises are available. Keywords used to          
  15. identify the franchises include the type franchise (ie Auto, Beauty        
  16. Supplies, etc) and name of franchise (ie AAMCO, Oil Can Henry, etc). You   
  17. can also use the In-Text search to search for other words that may be of   
  18. interest to you such as "Ongoing Training".                                
  19.                                                                            
  20. Since things change, the information contained here cannot be guaranteed   
  21. to be accurate. You are encourage to personally contact any company that   
  22. you are interested in.                                                     
  23.                                                                            
  24.                                                                            
  25. KEY:AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS SERVICES AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS                      
  26. AAMCO Transmissions, Inc.                                                  
  27. Presidential Blvd                                                          
  28. Bala Cynwd, Pennsylvania  19004                                            
  29. Don Limbert, Director of Franchising                                       
  30.                                                                            
  31. DESCRIPTION:AAMCO centers service tranmissions for all vehicles. Services  
  32. include unique "Lifetime Warranty" for as long as customer owns car        
  33. (honored throughout U.S. and Canada)/                                      
  34.                                                                            
  35. NUMBER OF FRANCHISEES: Nearly 900 in U.S. and Canada                       
  36.                                                                            
  37. IN BUSINESS SINCE: 1964                                                    
  38.                                                                            
  39. EQUITY CAPITAL NEEDED: $42,500                                             
  40.                                                                            
  41. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE: None                                       
  42.                                                                            
  43. TRAINING PROVIDED: A comprehensive 5 week training course is provided at   
  44. the company headquarters.                                                  
  45.                                                                            
  46. MANAGERIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE: Consulting and operations departments     
  47. contunually word with each center to insure proper operation. Technical    
  48. sem inars are held in the field on a regular basis.                        
  49.                                                                            
  50. INFORMATION SUBMITTED: May, 1987                                           
  51. KEY:AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS SERVICES ABT SERVICE CENTERS                      
  52. ABT Service Centers                                                        
  53. Division of ABT Service Corporation                                        
  54. 2339 South 2700 West                                                       
  55. Salt Lake City, Utah  84119                                                
  56.                                                                            
  57. DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION: Alignment - Brakes - Tune-up repair centers      
  58. which specialize in the one day, high profit automotive and truck service  
  59. needs. Guaranteed, fast, economical service performed in a "new" 8 bay     
  60. facility, with the "right" equipment and the "right" training, is the      
  61. backbone of the franchise. A strong managerial background is essential -   
  62. training will provide the rest.                                            
  63.                                                                            
  64. NUMBER OF FRANCHISEES: 5 in 2 States                                       
  65.                                                                            
  66. IN BUSINESS SINCE: 1977                                                    
  67.                                                                            
  68. EQUITY CAPITAL NEEDED: $15,000 (includes $10,000 operating capital)        
  69.                                                                            
  70. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE: Franchise includes 8 bay facility, signs,  
  71. equipment, training with no need for additional equipment. Should a        
  72. fracnchisee want additional equipment, financing through leasing           
  73. companies, banks and ABT is available to qualified applicants. Franchisee  
  74. must be financially qualified to guarantee construction.                   
  75.                                                                            
  76. TRAINING PROVIDED: 2 weeks will be spent in an ABT Service Center and at   
  77. the company headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. This schedule will be    
  78. increased if necessary. ABT operational people will then shift to          
  79. franchisee's center for the training of the manpower. A grand opening will 
  80. be prepared and held during this period.                                   
  81.                                                                            
  82. MANAGERIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE: On a regular basis ABT personnel visits   
  83. the franchisee to provide consultation in day to day operations and to     
  84. analyze monthly progress. ABT provides operation manuals, training         
  85. manuals, bookeeping systems, insurance programs, advertizing assistance    
  86. and other management tools.                                                
  87.                                                                            
  88. INFORMATION SUBMITTED: June 1987                                           
  89.                                                                            
  90.                                                                            
  91. KEY:AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS SERVICES ACC-U-TUNE & BRAKE                       
  92. ACC-U-TUNE & BRAKE                                                         
  93. 2510 Old Middle Field Way                                                  
  94. Mountain View, CA  94043                                                   
  95. Stan Shore, President                                                      
  96.                                                                            
  97. DESCRIPTION: ACC-U-Tune & Brake centers specialize in automotive tune-ups, 
  98. brakes, oil changes, air conditioning, state inspections and other minor   
  99. repair and auto maintainence services. Typical tune-up and complete lube,  
  100. oil and filter change is less than $68, is done in about 1 hour, while     
  101. customer waits and guaranteed in writing for 12,000 miles. Price includes  
  102. both parts and labor.                                                      
  103.                                                                            
  104. NUMBER OF FRANCHISEES: 9 in California and 9 Company-Owned Centers         
  105.                                                                            
  106. IN BUSINESS SINCE: 1975                                                    
  107.                                                                            
  108. EQUITY CAPITAL NEEDED: $45,000 and excellent credit.                       
  109.                                                                            
  110. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE: Total investment of $85,000, financial     
  111. assistance available.                                                      
  112.                                                                            
  113. TRANING PROVIDED: Extensive pre-opening training, classroom training       
  114. (about  2 weeks) and 4 weeks on-the-job training. Training inludes         
  115. technical aspects of repair work, bookeeping, marketing, customer          
  116. relations, shop maintenance, sales.                                        
  117.                                                                            
  118. MANAGERIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE: Complete technical manuals, advertizing   
  119. manuals, and operations manuals covering all day-to-day aspects of         
  120. managing a profitable tune-up center.                                      
  121.                                                                            
  122. INFORMATION SUBMITTED:June 1987                                            
  123.