A Valu franchise is an opportunity to meet the ever increasing demand for quality automotive repairs and services. There are several successful establishments operating nationally that offer some level of specialty automotive maintenance and repair and there are perhaps thousands of dealer, garage and backyard mechanics. Valu is unique because of our low cost discount concept which these other establishments cannot match.

Typical shop size is a minimum 2,000 interior square feet plus sufficient outdoor parking. Variations in following figures are accounted for by factors such as your management skills, local economic conditions such as the prevailing wage rate, used vs. new equipment and the competition. The over all initial investment range is approximately $40,000+ which includes the following:

Support Services

• Assistance with site location
• Operations training manual and training
• Shop design and layout assistance
• Assistance with equipment and initial
• Inventory ordering
• Intensive initial training for owner(s) and managers and training updates
• Opening assistance and ongoing
• 800 line telephone support
• Advertising advice
• Exclusive territorial protection

A Growing Market

The time to get involved in this business is now. The demand for high quality automotive repair and maintenance service is growing rapidly and expected to continue to grow. Once the franchise agreement is signed, your Valu Auto Care Center franchise can be operational in a few months.

Although having prior management and/automotive experience is helpful, no experience is required because Valu offers the requisite knowledge and experience to assist you in becoming established as a business owner. Furthermore, we will continue to support you as a franchisee.

We provide:

• All necessary training for owners and managers
• Ongoing assistance
• Updates on improvements

With your commitment and our expertise, you will quickly acquire the necessary experience.

I'm Interested - What Now?

If you have the desire to be successful in your own business and a willingness to commit the resources, we welcome you as a Valu Auto Care franchisee.