ColorChef Custom Painters

Founded: 1986 Franchising since: 2005

500 Office Center Dr., #400 Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034

Phone: (888)945-4350

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 6 employee(s)

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	3	0	0	1
2006	0	0	0	1
2005	N/A	N/A	N/A	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, North carolina, New jersey, New york, Pennsylvania, South carolina, United states, West virginia

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Approx 25K households in a zip-coded area

Total investment: $88.3K-156K Franchise fee: $25K

Ongoing royalty fee: 8% Term of agreement: 5 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	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $80K
Cash liquidity requirement: $25K

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 5
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.

Training

• Available at headquarters: 3 weeks

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
• Regional advertising