Franchise Questionnaire*
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Franchise Questionnaire* 1. Please provide your name, business name and address, ______contact info (phone, fax e- ______mail) and legal form (Ltd., ______Inc., Gmbh, etc.) of your ______business and how long the ______business has been open. ______
2. How did you learn about our overseas Franchise program? ______
3. When would you want to open your overseas Franchise? ______
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Franchise Questionnaire* 4. Do you have a country, territory, city or locale ______preference? (Please be as ______specific as possible and also be ______honest about your ______capabilities.) ______
6. How long have you been in the vehicle industry? ______
7. Please describe your current business and identify the ______machinery and tools that you ______have at this location. Should ______you have more than one ______location, please answer this ______question for each location. ______
8. Do you rent, lease or own your property? If you rent or ______lease, what is your monthly ______payment? Please provide your ______landlord's contact information. ______
9. How long have you been at this location? ______
10. Is this your first location? If not, please list previous ______locations for the last five ______years. 11. Do you currently have a new Vehicle Distributorship? ______
12. If yes, which brands do you offer? ______
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13. Is your Distributorship a franchise? ______
14. If yes, please identify the Franchisor? ______
15. How many vehicles per month do you sell? Please ______break this down by model and ______type of vehicle. ______
16. What is your average gross profit per vehicle sale ______converted into U.S. Dollars? ______
17. With whom do you bank? ______
18. How long have you been with that banking institution? ______
19. What is your personal banking officer's name, ______telephone and email address? ______
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Franchise Questionnaire* 20. Do you have a line of credit with your bank? ______
21. If so, what is your credit line? ______
22. Are you listed with any credit agencies? If so, please ______provide the contact ______information for that agency. ______
24. How many sales ______associates are employed at ______your company? Please tell us ______the length of time each ______associate has been with your ______company. 25. Do you have a wholly ______owned onsite service ______department? ______
26. Have you ever been terminated (by the ______manufacturer or distributor) as ______a dealer of any product? ______27. If yes, please provide the details including the product ______name, name of manufacturer ______or distributor, date of ______termination and reason for ______termination. ______28. Have you ever had an accusation filed against any ______Franchise you have owned, or ______
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Franchise Questionnaire* were an officer or director ______associated with that Franchise? ______If yes, please include details. ______
29. Do you have any current lawsuits pending against you? ______If so, please include details. ______
30. Do you have a criminal record? If so, please include ______details. ______
31. Please provide three references of which two must 1______be business people ______unassociated with your ______company. Please include ______name, address, telephone ______number, and email address of ______each. Please list the length and ______nature of the relationship of ______each. ______2______
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Franchise Questionnaire* ______3______32. Please state your English language proficiency 33. You are aware that you will need to hire technical staff capable of customizing the vehicles. Where do you believe you will find these employees? 34. We assume that the cost to open such a franchise in your country is approximately 2-3 million US dollars. Are you capable of financially handling such costs? If so, please verify where the funds will come from and please provide evidence showing us that the funds are available. 35. We always have an exploratory meeting with potential franchisees in their own country and expect that you will cover the cost of 4 people to come from the US over and spend about a week going over business and interpersonal issues. The cost is normally around $50,000 US dollars. This includes flights, lodging, hospitality, etc. Are you committed to paying for us to visit?
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