Chemstation vs Tire Pros Francorp, LLC Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Chemstation vs Tire Pros Francorp, LLC including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Chemstation Franchise
Tire Pros Francorp, LLC Franchise
Investment $324,000 - $441,500$27,500 - $396,500
Franchise Fee $50,000$27,000
Royalty Fee 4%-
Advertising Fee to 1%-
Year Founded 19652018
Year Franchised 19832018
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Chemstation Franchise
Tire Pros Francorp, LLC Franchise
Experience
  • Marketing skills
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    Financing Options
     
    Chemstation Franchise
    Tire Pros Francorp, LLC Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/No-/-
    Start-up Costs Yes/Yes-/-
    Equipment Yes/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Chemstation Franchise
    Tire Pros Francorp, LLC Franchise
    Training On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 20 hours -
    Support Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software -
    Marketing Social media Website development -
    Operations 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6

    Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Chemstation Franchise
    Tire Pros Francorp, LLC Franchise
    US Expansion YesYes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion No-

    Company Overviews

    About Chemstation

    In the early '80s, George Homan's Dayton, Ohio, distribution company was suffering from the impact of the recession. To combat this, the company began manufacturing its own detergent formulas, delivering the detergent to industrial customers in refillable containers. Chemstation customers receive free containers that franchisees refill. Franchisees handle all receiving, storing, disposing and rendering of the detergent for their customers.

    Seeking new USA units in Midwest, Northeast, South, Southeast, Southwest, West; also Canada, Eastern Europe, Mexico, Western Europe 

    #211 in Franchise 500 for 2020.

    About Tire Pros Francorp, LLC

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    Tire Pros Francorp, LLC. is a single member California limited liability company. Prior to this time, they were known as Tire Pros Francorp, Inc., a California corporation.
    They converted their California corporation to the California limited liability company on December 18, 2018. Their former California corporation was organized on June 16, 1988

    The total investment necessary to convert an existing tire retail center to a TIRE PROS Center is $27,500 to $157,500.

    The total investment  necessary to begin operation of
    a start-up TIRE PROS Center is $218,000 to $396,500.