BuildingStars Inc.

Founded: 1994 Franchising since: 2000

11489 Page Service Dr. St. Louis, MO 63146

Phone: (314)991-3356

Franchisor has 18 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2008	242	0	0	1
2007	225	0	0	2
2006	217	0	0	0
2005	189	0	0	0

Total investment: $2.2K-8.2K Franchise fee: $995/1.2K

Ongoing royalty fee: 10% Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $1K

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Internet

Franchise 500® rank:
#249 (2009); #254 (2008); #228 (2007); #248 (2006); #303 (2005);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#96 (2006);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#51 (2009); #55 (2008); #54 (2007); #57 (2006); #80 (2005);

Top New Ranking:
#18 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#63 (2009); #65 (2008); #61 (2007); #65 (2006); #83 (2005);