Payless Car Rental
Car rental
Payless Car Rental was established in 1971 in Spokane, Washington, by Les Netterstrom and his wife, Dusty. By 1982, their small two-location car rental business had grown to almost 100 franchises and one corporate-owned location. In 1983, the 150-location company changed its name to Payless Car Rental System Inc. In 1989, Netterstrom sold the company to a Taiwanese investment group. Eighty percent of the privately held company's franchise units are conversions; 47 percent of the franchisees own multiple locations.
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Start-up Costs & Franchises Fees
How much does it cost to open a Payless Car Rental Franchises?
Total Investment: $217,900-$6,300,000
Initial Franchise Fee: $15,000-$500,000
Royalty Fee: 4-5%
Advertising Fee:
Term of Agreement: 5 years
Renewal Fee: $2.5K
How to contact Payless Car Rental
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Payless Car Rental System Inc.
2350-N 34th St. N.
St. Petersburg,
FL
33713
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Phone: (727)321-6352
Toll Free: (800)729-5255
Fax: (727)322-6540
Website: Visit Website
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Payless Car Rental News
Payless Car Sales Names Fitzgerald , Ga "dealer Of The Month"
"It's an honor to receive this distinction," says Greg Muzzillo, Founder and Co-CEO of Proforma. "Proforma's Worldwide Support Center in Cleveland empowers 600 franchisees throughout North America to succeed in business everyday. From back office support, such as accounts payable... more
Expedia Adds Three New Members To Its Preferred Car Vendor Program
Expedia.com®, one of the world’s leading online travel services, today announced that it has added Budget, Payless and Europcar to its Platinum Marketing Program for preferred car rental vendors. The companies join Advantage, Hertz and Enterprise in this program and expand the breadth of prefe... more
Payless Car Rental And Payless Car Sales Continue With Aggressive Expansion
Avalon Global Group, Inc., parent company to Payless Car Rental System, Inc. and Payless Car Sales, Inc., announced the signing of eleven new Payless franchise facilities in December 2004 as part of its aggressive brand expansion. Payless Car Rental and Payless Car Sales opened a combined total of 4... more
Www.paylesscarrental.com Web Site Generates 26 Percent Increase
With over 9 million hits and 175,000 unique visitors monthly on average to the PaylessCarRental.com Web site, online reservations increased by 26 percent in 2004 triggering a 24 percent increase in revenue, announced Payless Car Rental System, Inc.
“The overall growth from Web site reservati... more
Payless Car Rental Expands (again!): Opens Four Corporate Stores To Service Tampa And Las Vegas
Florida-based Orlin, Inc., the affiliate of Payless Car Rental System, Inc. that operates corporate-owned locations, announced the opening of Payless Car Rental corporate stores in Las Vegas, Nev. and the relocation of its Tampa operation as part of the company’s continued aggressive expansion... more
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Franchise History
When did the first Payless Car Rental open? 1971
When did Payless Car Rental start Franchising? 1971
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Expansion Plans
International: Central America, South America,
Financing Options
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Training & Support
Training
Ongoing training available as needed Support
Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives Marketing
National media
Business Operations
47% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4
- 20
Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Qualifications & Business Experience
Business Experience:
Industry experience General business experience
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COMPANY INFORMATION
Payless Car Rental System Inc.
2350-N 34th St. N.
St. Petersburg,
FL
33713
Phone: (727)321-6352
Toll Free: (800)729-5255
Fax: (727)322-6540
Website: Visit Website
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