American Ramp Systems

Founded: 1970 Franchising since: 2002

202 W. First St. South Boston, Massachusetts 02127-1110

Phone: (800)649-5215

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 25 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	40	0	0	1
2008	36	0	0	1
2007	36	0	0	1
2006	30	0	0	1
2005	22	0	0	2

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North carolina, New hampshire, New york, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, West virginia

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 2 million population

Total investment: $121.8K-204.5K Franchise fee: $49.3K+

Ongoing royalty fee: 12% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $200K
Cash liquidity requirement: $75K
Business Experience:

• Marketing skills
• Understanding of clients' needs

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

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

Franchise 500® rank:
#412 (2009); #371 (2008); #383 (2007);

Top New Ranking:
#27 (2007);