Wheelchair Getaways vs Autohire Rent-A-Car Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Wheelchair Getaways vs Autohire Rent-A-Car including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Wheelchair Getaways Franchise
Autohire Rent-A-Car Franchise
Investment $40,000 - $112,000$85,000 - $150,000
Franchise Fee $17,500$35,000
Royalty Fee $550/van/yr.-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19881978
Year Franchised 19892000
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee $5K-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Wheelchair Getaways Franchise
Autohire Rent-A-Car Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Wheelchair Getaways Franchise
Autohire Rent-A-Car Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/No-/-
Start-up Costs No/No-/-
Equipment No/No-/-
Inventory No/No-/-
Receivables No/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support
 
Wheelchair Getaways Franchise
Autohire Rent-A-Car Franchise
Training --
Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising-
Operations Franchise can be run from home.

25% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3

Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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Expansion Plans
 
Wheelchair Getaways Franchise
Autohire Rent-A-Car Franchise
US Expansion Yes-
Canada Expansion NoYes
International Expansion Yes-

Company Overviews

About Wheelchair Getaways

In 1921 the Pennsylvania-based Van Artsdalen Express was a successful freight company. By 1972, it had been restructured to operate school buses instead of trucks. While working for the company, J. Edward Van Artsdalen noticed that people using wheelchairs were some of the most poorly served individuals in the transportation market. Motivated by this discovery, Van Artsdalen founded Wheelchair Getaways Inc. in 1988. The company rents wheelchair-accessible vans to individuals and groups. The company began franchising in 1989 and was purchased by J. Stewart and Jean Gatewood in 1994. Wheelchair Getaways is now based in Versailles, Kentucky and owned by Richard Gatewood and Moon Ko.

About Autohire Rent-A-Car

Join the fastest growing Canadian Car Rental team in Ontario, looking to expand across Canada. We are one of the few car rental companies that are still franchising. All of our locations are franchises and benefit from
24/7 Support. We provide classroom and on-site location training up to 8 weeks as well as monthly workshops. Our team must have a high regard for excellent customer service and respect for all team members. Excellent franchise locations and protected territories available.