Carpet Network

Founded: 1991 Franchising since: 1992

109 Gaither Dr., #302 Mount Laurel, New jersey 08054

Phone: (800)428-1067/ (856)273-9393 Franchisee Association Franchise Advisory Council

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 5 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	29	0	0	0
2008	29	0	0	0
2007	34	0	0	0
2006	35	0	0	0
2005	41	0	0	0

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

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 35,000 households by zipcode

Total investment: $67.4K-91.7K Franchise fee: $39.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 7 - 2% Term of agreement: 15 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $100K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Must enjoy working with people

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed.

Training

• Available at headquarters: 6 days
• At franchisee's location: Ongoing

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• National media