United States Seamless Inc.

Founded: 1992 Franchising since: 1992
United States Seamless was founded in 1991 and began franchising in 1992. It has more than 100 franchised territories and is based in Fargo, North Dakota.

474 45th St. S., P.O. Box 2426 Fargo, North dakota 58103-2426

Phone: (701)241-8888

Franchisor has 6 employee(s); 6 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	65	0	0	0
2008	77	0	0	0
2007	83	0	0	0
2006	82	0	0	0
2005	87	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, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Minimum of 8,000 households

Total investment: $46.5K-106.4K Franchise fee: $8.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: Varies Term of agreement: 15 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $4.5K-18.5K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 55% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: Unlimited
• Annual training

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks

Other marketing support

• Pitch books, literature, promotional material

Franchise 500® rank:
#478 (2008); #438 (2007); #499 (2006); #413 (2005);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#119 (2005);