Aire-Master of America Inc.

Founded: 1958 Franchising since: 1976
Working with his father in the janitorial supply business, Jerry P. McCauley noticed the need for a full-time deodorizing system in public restrooms. The products McCauley saw on the market acted only as air fresheners and did little to actually deodorize.

McCauley spent the next few years researching the problem and developing solutions, and in 1960 he unveiled the Aire-Master company and system: room deodorizing machines, chemical deodorants and supplies for restroom fixture cleaning. Employees for the company installed and maintained Aire-Master systems and cleaned restrooms.

Aire-Master began franchising in 1977 and currently operates franchises in the United States and Canada.

1821 N. Hwy. CC, P.O. Box 2310 Nixa, Missouri 65714

Phone: (800)525-0957/ (417)725-2691

Franchisor has 66 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	79	2	0	5
2008	64	2	0	5
2007	65	2	0	5
2006	64	2	0	5
2005	60	2	0	5

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: 500,000+ population

Special Programs
Aire-Master has participated in the Adopt-A-Highway program and worked with Meal-On-Wheels. The company also donates products and services to different organizations.

Total investment: $43.1K-111.4K Franchise fee: $29K-51.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Third-party financing source(s): the SBA

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: Varies
Cash liquidity requirement: Varies
Business Experience:

• Marketing skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 5 days
• At franchisee's location: 5 days
• Quarterly training available at headquarters : 3 days

Ongoing Support

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

Other marketing support

• Customer analysis and literature

Franchise 500® rank:
#355 (2008); #319 (2007); #352 (2006); #428 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2008; 2007; 2006;

Low-Cost Franchises:
#84 (2008); #83 (2007); #92 (2006); #122 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#100 (2008); #92 (2007); #98 (2006);