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Background

Founded: 1995 Franchising since: 1999
1611 N. Stemmons Fwy., #318
Carrollton, Texas 75006
Phone:
(972)466-2544


Franchisor has 14 employee(s); 8 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2007 111 0 0 0
2006 128 0 0 0
2005 122 0 0 0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 50,000 households

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $98.3K-146.2K
Franchise fee: $24.95K
Ongoing royalty fee: $300-1.1K/mo.
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable


Type of Financing Available
In-House Third Party
Franchise Fee Yes Yes
Startup Costs No Yes
Equipment No Yes
Inventory No Yes
Accounts Receivable No Yes
Payroll No Yes

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $30K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
  • Good people skills, work well with others

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • 38% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 5
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
  • At franchisee's location: 19 weeks
  • Annual seminar & trimester business development review

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Grand opening
  • Internet
  • Security/safety procedures
  • Field operations/evaluations
  • Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support
  • Co-op advertising
  • Ad slicks
  • National media
  • Regional advertising

Rankings

Franchise 500® rank:
#425 (2007); #166 (2006); #153 (2005);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#70 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#45 (2006); #34 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#137 (2006); #113 (2005);