ACFN-The ATM Franchise Business

Founded: 1996 Franchising since: 2003

96 N. 3rd St., #600 San Jose, California 95112

Phone: (888)794-2236

Franchisor has 28 employee(s); 12 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	127	12	0	1
2008	104	2	0	1
2007	94	0	0	1
2006	49	0	0	2
2005	25	0	0	2

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
Outside the U.S.: Canada

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Varies

Total investment: $36K-85K Franchise fee: $29.5K

Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $36.5K

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 95% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 3 days

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet

Other marketing support

• Marketing materials, leads

Franchise 500® rank:
#450 (2008);

Top New Ranking:
#41 (2008);