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MARS Int'l. Inc.

Auto appearance reconditioning services

Background

Founded: 1998 Franchising since: 1998
1360 Post and Paddock
Grand Prairie, Texas 75050
Phone:
(972)647-6277


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 22 employee(s); 6 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2008 377 0 3 0
2007 386 0 0 0
2006 306 0 0 0
2005 266 0 0 0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Canada, Western europe

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $500-147K
Franchise fee: $500-60K
Ongoing royalty fee: 10%
Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable


Type of Financing Available
In-House Third Party
Franchise Fee No Yes
Startup Costs No Yes
Equipment No Yes
Inventory No Yes
Accounts Receivable No Yes
Payroll No Yes

Third-party financing source(s): the SBA & banks

Qualifications
Business Experience:
  • General business experience

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
  • At franchisee's location: 2 weeks

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Grand opening
  • Internet
  • Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support
  • Ad slicks
  • National media

Other marketing support
  • Online business development center

Rankings

Franchise 500® rank:
#215 (2009); #126 (2008); #174 (2007); #149 (2006);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2008; 2007; 2006;

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#52 (2008); #68 (2007); #65 (2006);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#42 (2009); #29 (2008); #39 (2007); #34 (2006);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#51 (2009); #29 (2008); #47 (2007); #36 (2006);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#166 (2009); #106 (2008); #130 (2007); #113 (2006);