Novus Auto Glass
12800 Hwy. 13 S., #500
Savage,
Minnesota, 55378
Toll Free: 800-944-6811
Fax: 952-946-0481
Website: www.novusglass.com/home.asp
For over 35 years, Novus has remained the industry's research & development pioneer. In fact, Novus has been awarded more U.S. Patents for windshield repair than the rest of the windshield repair industry combined. With the addition of Novus' high quality, fully guaranteed windshield and auto glass replacement and other diversified services, Novus is able to support all consumer glass service needs.
It was during the early 1970s when Dr. Frank Werner (who at the time owned and operated an aircraft instrumentation engineering company, called Rosemount Engineering) decided to exit the corporate world to focus solely on - his strong passion for creating inventions. Werner, who had invented and patented the first Rosemount fitted buckle ski boots, founded Origin, Inc. - a testing laboratory and commercial-physical research company in Wyoming. After having three windshields replaced due to small breaks caused from the rough terrain of the Wyoming landscape, Werner felt he needed to find a solution to fix breaks without having to dispose of the entire windshield. The combination of his curiosity, driven determination and help from chemical engineer Bill Wiele led to the discovery of windshield repair.
1972, Gerald Keinath bought the patent rights for windshield repair, and then strategically designed the business plan that would bring windshield repair to the general market for the first time. It started as a business called Keinath Incorporated and it was located in the basement of his home. The name of the business was later changed to Novus - the Latin word for "new" or "innovative" - and, in 1985, Novus Glass became a full-fledged franchise company.
Novus provides its franchisees with superior ongoing training programs and support needed to guide their business from the initial training and throughout their career as franchise owners.
Full-time research and development department dedicated to ensuring Novus franchisees have the most technologically advanced equipment and resins in the field by continually using their system
Access to the business best practices from ongoing operational support from the management at Novus and franchisee mentoring programs
Marketing programs designed to increased sales and to educated consumers on windshield repair
Franchise Fee: $7,500
Estimated Total Investment: $14,500 - $190,000
Royalty Fee: 7-8%
Term of Agreement: 10 years
Renewal Fee: $2,500
Novus can guide to sources of SBA money. Generally, their franchise candidates will pursue obtaining the necessary financing through a local bank or through a preferred SBA lender.
Windshield repair/replacement
$7,500
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