Red Wheel Fundraising vs 21st Century Auto Alliance Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Red Wheel Fundraising vs 21st Century Auto Alliance including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise
21st Century Auto Alliance Franchise
Investment $38,000 - $86,000$20,000
Franchise Fee $20,000$4,500
Royalty Fee 8%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19821986
Year Franchised 19881995
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee $2000-


Business Experience Requirements

 
Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise
21st Century Auto Alliance Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise
21st Century Auto Alliance Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/No-/-
Start-up Costs No/No-/-
Equipment No/No-/-
Inventory No/No-/-
Receivables No/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support

 
Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise
21st Century Auto Alliance Franchise
Training * Available at headquarters: 30 hours+

* At franchisee's location: 8 hours+

* At existing franchisees' locations: 30 hours+

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Support --
Marketing --
Operations * Franchise can be run from home

* 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit

* Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 3

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

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Expansion Plans

 
Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise
21st Century Auto Alliance Franchise
US Expansion --
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

About Red Wheel Fundraising

Since 1982 Red Wheel has been in the business of manufacturing food for fundraising. Headquarters are in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Our business has grown steadily. Today Red Wheel is the industry’s largest manufacturer of the best variety of frozen food for fundraising.

Red Wheel manufactures the best food products to help fundraising groups attain their goals. Our tagline of "our goal is to help you attain yours" says it all.

About 21st Century Auto Alliance

Our business opportunity has an easy learning curve, very modest capital investment, and provides a service that ALL automobile dealerships can use. We supply the proprietary software, marketing training, sets of the sticker stock used in daily business activities and a high level of support for our valued franchisees. We have formed an agreement with The Polk Company to acquire accurate information about the vehicles our franchisees service. The Polk Company is an exceptional source of information as they are in the business to collect and archive data. Polk acquires data directly from the auto manufacturers themselves as well as from state agencies responsible for licensing automobiles. Unlike some of our competitors who build their own data with limited resources, our relationship with The Polk Company allows us to tap the unlimited resources of a multi-million dollar corporation that most of the nations insurance companies rely on for their vehicle information. By presenting information about used vehicles using good advertising techniques coupled with the accuracy of Polk data, we feel that the 21st Century AutoAlliance franchise system offers the best option of alternative advertising for automobile dealerships today.