ACFN- The ATM Franchise Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of ACFN- The ATM Franchise including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
ACFN- The ATM Franchise Franchise
Investment $39,134 - $64,017
Franchise Fee $25,000
Royalty Fee 0
Advertising Fee 1%
Year Founded 1996
Year Franchised 2003
Term Of Agreement -
Term Of Agreement -
Renewal Fee -


Business Experience Requirements
 
ACFN- The ATM Franchise Franchise
Experience No prior experience required.

Financing Options
 
ACFN- The ATM Franchise Franchise
  In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees Yes/No
Start-up Costs No/No
Equipment No/No
Inventory No/No
Receivables No/No
Payroll No/No

Training & Support
 
ACFN- The ATM Franchise Franchise
Training ACFN knows what it takes to succeed in developing and operating your own ATM franchise business. All new franchisees attend an extensive, three-day training session in our offices in San Jose, CA. We cover a wide-range of topics during this class to provide franchisees with the knowledge and expertise needed to start an ATM business, including: * Overview of the ATM industry * The ACFN Franchise business model * ACFN's competitive advantages * Our target audience and effective marketing strategy * Meet our team - presentations from all departments Franchisees benefit from a strong network of central office operational and marketing support. ACFN's marketing strategies and services provide the competitive edge that every business should have in their toolboxes.
Support As an ACFN franchisee, you'll have access to: 1. National databases of business to conduct market research and identify businesses that meet the initial ATM placement criteria. We help develop and provide franchisees with a segmented list of these businesses in the agreed upon radius of operation. 2. Marketing materials to help interest prospective businesses in our ATM Program and to maximize the chances of securing a contract for ATM placement. Our team works to contact and contract locations for the placement of your ATMs. 3. Lead tracking software, which enables you to view the activity of your leads. 4. Support for scheduling and completing ATM installations once an agreement is signed with additional support during installation to ensure correct programming. 5. Complete monitoring and service support after installation in addition to on-going performance monitoring of processing and accounting functions.
Marketing National Media Regional Advertising Website development
Operations Franchise can be run from home.

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1

Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.

Expansion Plans
 
ACFN- The ATM Franchise Franchise
US Expansion Yes
Canada Expansion Yes
International Expansion No

Company Overviews

About ACFN- The ATM Franchise

If you are looking for a part time franchise that can lead to financial independence with a strong long term residual income without the complexity of employees or the demanding schedule of a retail operation, ACFN is the franchise for you. ACFN is a premier deployer of ATMs in hotels and other travel and entertainment based businesses since 1996. We franchised in 2003 and have since been recognized as one of the top franchise companies by many publications including the prestigious Entrepreneur Franchise 500, Inc. Magazine, Franchise Times, Military Times Best Franchises for Vets and AllBusiness.com Our 180+ franchise owners (25 Veterans) currently provide ATM services across the USA and Canada.
 Some of the benefits of the  ACFN Franchise include:
* Marketing - We find qualified locations in your area, negotiate and obtain the contract for placement of your ATMs.
* ACFN targets High-End, Quality and Profitable locations
* Proven business model and track record
* Flexibility and simplicity - create your own schedule
* Independent long term residual income.

Your Part time Franchise for a full time retirement.

Veteran Incentives  $1,000 off franchise fee
"Top
#84 in Gator's Top franchises.

"Entrepreneur
#482 in Franchise 500 for 2020.