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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Al & Ed's Autosound vs M.A.R.S. including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $160,300 - $560,200 | $500 - $146,000 |
Franchise Fee | $25,000 | N/A |
Royalty Fee | to 7% | - |
Advertising Fee | - | - |
Year Founded | 1954 | 1998 |
Year Franchised | 1986 | 1998 |
Term Of Agreement | - | - |
Term Of Agreement | - | - |
Renewal Fee | - | - |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Experience | - | - |
Financing Options |
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In-House/3rd Party | In-House/3rd Party | |
Franchise Fees | No/No | -/- |
Start-up Costs | No/Yes | -/- |
Equipment | No/Yes | -/- |
Inventory | No/Yes | -/- |
Receivables | No/No | -/- |
Payroll | No/No | -/- |
Training & Support |
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Training | - | - |
Support | - | - |
Marketing | - | - |
Operations | - | - |
Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | Yes | - |
Canada Expansion | No | - |
International Expansion | No | - |
Headquartered in the city of Los Angeles, CA, Al & Ed’s Autosound sells and installs today most major brands within the mobile electronics product lines, including car stereos, CD changers, amplifiers, speakers, equalizers and processors, mobile theater systems, navigation systems, security systems, radar detectors, cellular telephones and hands free kits as well as motoring accessories. The company also has an exclusive private label program featuring the MobilWorks line of car alarms and mobile entertainment audio/video products. It was Al & Ed’s that helped create today’s standards of excellence with the founding of the Mobile Electronics Certification Program for technicians, as well as the mobile division for the Electronics Industry Alliance, which currently resides under the Consumer Electronic Association.
M.A.R.S. specializes in TOTAL appearance reconditioning, inside and out. This includes Interior, Exterior and Specialty services.