DentPro Car Care
Date of Incorporation: December 11, 2006
Franchising Since: 2007
Address: California
Description: DentPro Car Care provide paintless, body filler-free removal of minor dents and dings services (the PDR Service) from automobiles and other vehicles, and/or repairs for minor paint damage (the Paint Service) to vehicles and other services.
Franchise Offer: DentPro Car Care grant franchises for the right to operate a retail service providing paintless, body filler-free removal of minor dents and dings from automobiles and other vehicles, and/or repairs for minor paint damage to vehicles and other services the franchisor may now or hereafter authorize. These services can be offered either in a franchise for a specific geographic area (a Geographic Franchise), or to a list of accounts serviced by a franchisee (a Route Franchise). The initial franchise fee depends on whether the franchisee is buying in a Geographic Franchise or a Route Franchise, and whether the franchisee is buying one or both of the DentPro Car Care Services.
Financial Assistance: Neither the franchisor nor any person or entity affiliated with the franchisor offers, either directly or indirectly, any financing arrangements to the franchisee. Under no circumstances will the franchisor guarantee financing the franchisee may secure from third parties.
Training and Assistance: The franchisor will provide the franchisee with an evaluation of the skills of the designated Technician and, if necessary, any initial training for providing the Service which the franchisee, or the designated representative, must successfully complete before commencing operations. If the franchisor determines that the designated Technician does not require any initial training, then the franchisee will refund $10,000 of the Initial Franchise Fee.
The initial training course consists of instruction in all phases of the DentPro Car Care System, including, but not limited to: methods and tools; communications, advertising and marketing programs; quality and cost control; compliance with California laws and regulations applicable to automobile repair services; accounting and reporting to the franchisor. The full initial training program requires a minimum of 20 to 30 days, 140 to 210 hours.
Territory: A geographic franchisee will be granted an exclusive market area for which to operate the Franchised Business, subject to certain limitations. The franchisee may only provide services in that Market Area. They also cannot provide any other services or any services competitive with any service that the franchisor offer, except with their prior written consent. The franchisee’s territory will consist of a geographic area agreed on by the franchisor and the franchisee and containing a number of people agreed to by the franchisor and the franchisee.
Term of Agreement and Renewal: The term of franchise is 10 years with the option to renew for a further 10 years if the franchisee is not in breach of the agreement. Time limits apply as to when the franchisee must elect whether to renew.
Obligations and Restrictions: Except for training, the franchisee is not required to purchase or lease any items from the franchisor or from any designated source. The franchisee may devote less than full working time to any particular Franchised Business if they employ one or more competent persons who have attended and satisfactorily completed the initial training program, or who otherwise have a Certificate of Completion, and who devote at least the working time the franchisee does not devote.
Total Number of Units: The total number of franchised units for 2006: 31
Investment Table:
Initial Investment:
| Name of Fee |
Low |
High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee for each of PDR, Service and Paint Service |
Geographic Franchise: $25,000 for the first 100,000 people, plus $5,000 for every 50,000 people thereafter |
|
| Travel and Living Expenses While Training |
$3,000 |
$5,000 |
| Furniture and Communications Equipment |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
| Computer Equipment |
$2,500 |
$2,500 |
| Vehicles - PDR Service |
$10,000 per vehicle |
$25,000 per vehicle |
| Vehicles - Paint Service |
$17,000 per vehicle |
$29,000 per vehicle |
| Tools - PDR Service |
$l,500 |
$2000 |
| Vehicle Decals |
$500 | |
| Supplies Paint Service Only | $3,000 |
|
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs (including legal and accounting) |
$5,000 |
|
| Registration with State Agencies |
$200 |
|
| Insurance |
$2,000 per vehicle |
|
| Additional Funds 3 months |
$5,000 |
$10,000 |
| TOTAL: Geographic Franchise |
||
| PDR Service- 100,000 people and 1 vehicle |
$55,700 |
$78,200 |
| Paint Service - 100,000 people and 1 vehicle | $64,200 |
$83,200 |
| Both PDR Service and Paint Service, 100,000 people and 2 vehicles |
$80,700 |
$108,200 |
Ongoing Costs:
| Name of Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Service Fees | 7% of total Gross Sales but not less than $750 per PDR Service Technician per month and $500 per Paint Service Technician per month. |
| System advertising Assessments | No greater than 1 ½ % of gross sales |
| Franchise Transfer fee | $10,000 plus legal fees and other costs |
| Initial Training Fee | Included in Initial Franchise fee for 1 trainee of a new franchisee. |
| Additional Training | $150 - $500 per day per person for additional training of persons previously trained and for new employees |
| Audit Fee | Costs of Audit |
| Interest on late payments | 18% per annum |
| Technician Contractor Fees | Then Prevailing in our system |
The above information has been taken from the UFOC/FDD of DentPro Car Care.
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