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Background

Founded: 1981 Franchising since: 1988
6501 Congress Ave., #200
Boca Raton, Florida 33487
Phone:
(888)227-3375/ (561)995-7000


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 40 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2007 7 0 0 18
2006 7 0 0 17
2005 5 0 0 18

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Varies

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $129.7K-170.6K
Franchise fee: $14.5K
Ongoing royalty fee: Varies
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable


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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K-250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K-150K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills

Operations
  • 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
  • At franchisee's location: 1 week
  • Ongoing sales support

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Grand opening
  • Internet
  • Security/safety procedures
  • Field operations/evaluations
  • Purchasing cooperatives

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

Other marketing support
  • Internet & Intranet marketing

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