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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of DURO vitres d'autos vs Glass Magnum including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $30,000 - $80,000 | $6,000 - And Up |
Franchise Fee | $10,000 | $5,000 |
Royalty Fee | - | 5% |
Advertising Fee | - | 1% |
Year Founded | 1954 | 1982 |
Year Franchised | 1990 | 1990 |
Term Of Agreement | - | 5 years +5 |
Term Of Agreement | - | 5 years +5 |
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 | -/- | -/- |
Start-up Costs | -/- | -/- |
Equipment | -/- | -/- |
Inventory | -/- | -/- |
Receivables | -/- | -/- |
Payroll | -/- | -/- |
Training & Support |
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Training | - | Beaverton, OR 300 Hours |
Support | - | Central Purchasing Field Training Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter 800 Telephone Hotline |
Marketing | - | - |
Operations | - | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 0 Part-time Passive Ownership: Not Allowed |
Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | - | Yes |
Canada Expansion | - | Yes |
International Expansion | - | - |
Founded in 1947 by Gerard Lebeau, DURO has been part of Belron Canada since 1997. With more than 58 years of experience, 63 stores and over 400 employees, DURO aims to make life easy for its customers by providing a glass repair/replacement service that is fast, accessible & of the highest quality. DURO is the top auto glass repair & replacement shop in Quebec. A leader in its field, it sells only products of the highest quality and uses inovative technologies.
32 years ago, our founders John Podpah and Karen Podpah created Glass Magnum. Originally known as Mr. Glassman, the company started as a Glass Repair Franchising business. For many years John and Karen devoted their energies to developing franchisees to become expert and successful. They tirelessly trained and mentored Glass Techs to start their business, how to run their business and how to be successful, by performing high quality glass repairs all over NorthAmerica. As of today, those Glass Techs have saved more than a million windshields from the landfill. Today Glass Magnum Inc is a full service Commercial and Residential Glass Replacement Company that also fabricates and installs Commercial Store Fronts. GMI now specializes in flat glass resurfacing, stainless steel resurfacing and is also a full-service Commercial and Residential Window Film company.