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Founded: 1995 Franchising since: 1999
Franchisor has 14 employee(s); 8 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
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
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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
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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
Ongoing Support
Marketing Support
- 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);
#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);