CPR Services vs Ultimate Drivers Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of CPR Services vs Ultimate Drivers including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
CPR Services Franchise
Ultimate Drivers Franchise
Investment $13,300 - $16,900$45,000 - $65,000
Franchise Fee $7,500$5,000 - $7,500
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Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19851993
Year Franchised 19852000
Term Of Agreement --
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Business Experience Requirements
 
CPR Services Franchise
Ultimate Drivers Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
CPR Services Franchise
Ultimate Drivers Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
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Training & Support
 
CPR Services Franchise
Ultimate Drivers Franchise
Training Your four (4) days of formal training at our home office and learning center is designed to get you and your business up and running within your first 90-120 days.

The formal training includes:

* CPR instructor Training

* First Aid Instructor Training

* Accounting and Record Keeping

* Sales and Marketing techniques

* Ongoing Training

In addition to consistent updates, you will have the opportunity to develop relationships with other CPR Services' Franchises and share new and fresh ideas -- helping expand everyone's client base. Periodic training conferences will also give you the opportunity to learn new skills, meet your peers, and help improve your business.

A comprehensive 3-week training course is provided, covering such topics as: management & sales techniques/ operating systems & methods/ customer & employee relations/ local advertising & promotion.
Support As a CPR Services Franchise, you will benefit from our 15-plus years of experience in the health education and training industry. Our support will help you in the following areas:

* Contacting small, medium and large businesses in your area

* Sales and Marketing

* Administrating your business

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Operations As a franchisee, you will receive a comprehensive software program which has been customized to meet the needs of a CPR Services Franchisee. Our database program will assist you in organizing, tracking, and scheduling your activities, as well as maintaining important client information. We will also provide you a step-by-step record keeping and accounting function system... and much, much more!-

Expansion Plans
 
CPR Services Franchise
Ultimate Drivers Franchise
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Canada Expansion -Yes
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Company Overviews

About CPR Services

CPR Services is a health education company established in 1985 by Anne Ferrari-Greenberg, RN, BSN.
CPR Services Training Center follows the guidelines of the American Heart Association and National Safety Council. As a Registered Nurse, Anne has long recognized the need for consumers as well as health care professionals to be trained in the basics of CPR and First Aid.

About Ultimate Drivers

Ultimate Drivers of Canada's success is built upon hard work, dedication to detail, uncompromising attention to safety, streamlined operations and the firm conviction that the customer is the boss. It is this mindset that we look for in a franchisee.
Your formula For Success
Are you energetic, enthusiastic & determined to put your management ability to work? Low capital costs, combined with significant recurring revenue centers are the answer in today's competitive marketplace. We provide you with, not only a "proven formula", but the tools necessary to put your skills to work! We "turnkey" your location from site selection to store opening. We negotiate the lease with the Landlord, sign the head lease & sublease the location to you. Our Operations team handles all aspects of design, decor & equipment requirements. Our expertise will add to your "on the job" training by not only setting up your franchise, but working with you to ensure a successful launch of your business, as well as providing on-going operational guidance.
 
We offer * Complete computerized business operation * Site selection * Financing assistance * In house course design * Government compliance review staff * Industry Operations Manual * Community Marketing Manual * Driving School interior signage package * Pooled advertising fund
 
In Canada, the franchise fee for a single classroom in populations of 50,000 or more is $7,500. This includes an exclusive territorial and video license fee. In populations less than 50,000, the franchise fee is $5,000.

All franchise fees include a four-week Young Drivers instructor training program for one person, a ten-day Young Drivers classroom teacher program for one person, and a five-day business management program for up to two people.

Additional classrooms within the exclusive franchise area are priced at $2,500. Classrooms outside the exclusive franchise area are $5,000 for populations of 50,000 or more and $3,000 for populations less than 50,000.

For franchising fees in countries other than Canada, please contact Peter Christianson at [email protected].