Concrete Raising of America Inc.

Founded: 1947 Franchising since: 1993

2855 S. 166th St. New Berlin, Wisconsin 53151

Phone: (800)270-0011/ (262)827-5000

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 26 employee(s); 6 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	17	0	0	3
2008	16	0	0	3
2007	15	0	0	3
2006	14	0	0	3
2005	13	0	0	3

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, 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, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Australia/new zealand, Canada, Eastern europe, Western europe

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Metropolitan areas

Total investment: $16.9K-200K Franchise fee: $16.9K-25K

Ongoing royalty fee: 8-4% Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $45K
Business Experience:

• Marketing skills
• Industry & general business experience recommended but not required

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 11% 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

• Available at headquarters: 5-10 working days
• At franchisee's location: 10 days & as needed
• Bi-annual operator certification by franchisor

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media

Other marketing support

• Marketing planning & research

Franchise 500® rank:
#439 (2006);