CCI Decides to Franchise
Franchising was selected because the company felt that the ongoing support and training at headquarters, the training within the franchise territory, along with continued research in products and techniques would provide the framework needed to duplicate success.
Franchisees are required to pay an initial fee of $27,500 to cover the territory plus about $10,000 for supplies and equipment. Other ongoing costs include a 6 percent royalty fee and a 1 percent fee for marketing and advertising. There is a minimum available investment of $32,000 and a required net worth of $100,000.
All franchisees have an exclusive territory containing all markets for continued growth. Each franchisee develops their territory by adding mobile units to provide services. The continued growth is built through name recognition, quality and service.
There are about 145 mobile CCI units currently in operation throughout the country. Some franchise locations have six or seven trucks, depending on how long they have been in business, Bollman says.
Every technician in the nation is certified through CCI’s training program. Three weeks are spent training the new franchisee at the home office in Mokena, and then one additional week of training is done in the new territory. CCI aids the new franchisee with the grand opening and provides a pre-marketing and direct-mail campaign.
The Future of CCI
In 15 years, CCI hopes to have at least 500 locations and become a household name for interior repair and restoration.
“We’re on our way. We have a lot of work to do, but we have a good brand and a good product,” Bollman says. “We’ve been growing year by year, so now we just need to keep expanding and leverage better relationships with our current vendors and work to add new ones.”
Specifically, CCI strives to gain more car rental clients in the coming years and wants them to be real partners in profit.
“We’re here to help our clients save money and we’re also looking to put a couple of dollars in our pocket too,” Bollman says. “If we can do that, and everybody makes out on it, we’re making the world a better place.”
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Kara Ohngren is a contributing writer for Auto Rental News.
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