Step One: Set Your Location

Start by answering a few personal questions. Are you passionate about hands-on business ownership? Do you enjoy managing people and serving customers? Do you have access to $75,000–$150,000 of financial funding? If you said yes to all of these, then submit your contact information using the online form.

Within two businesses days, expect a phone call from one of our New Business Development team members to answer your questions about what it takes to be a successful NAPA Auto Parts store owner. Plan to discuss where you want to locate your store, how far you are willing to commute and if you would relocate.

After you connect with a New Business Development team member, we will mail a packet to you, which includes a store ownership brochure called "Our Story, Your Future," the most recent annual report on our company and a guide covering marketing support programs that NAPA provides to its store owners.

Step Two: Get a Road Map

In a one-hour phone call or in-person meeting, you and your New Business Development / Distribution Center partner will discuss the overall process to obtain ownership and the NAPA business model for success. Plan to confirm your geographic preference to discuss any existing opportunities.

During this step, you will need to collect personal financial records so that you can complete the NAPA Store Ownership Application.

Step Three: Meet the NAPA Network

Get a tour behind the scenes of your local NAPA Distribution Center, learn how our DCs serve our NAPA Auto Parts stores and meet NAPA employees who will serve as your key business partners.

Attend NAPA Story Day at our headquarters in Atlanta. Plug into a full-day seminar on NAPA store ownership led by the executive team. Learn about NAPA's history and legacy, the power of the NAPA brand (including national and local advertising programs), sales support programs for your NAPA store, network technology and customer connectivity, plus training opportunities. Finally, visit a Retail Merchandising Center to see a model store layout.

Step Four: Cross the Finish Line

Work with your New Business Development / Distribution Center partner to develop a business plan, a performance projection, sales plan, marketing plan and an operational plan.

Prepare to get coached through finalizing financing, setting up a corporation, getting a business license, selecting a store location, negotiating a lease agreement, building out a store, ordering proper inventory and hiring team members.