Dr. Vinyl & Associates Ltd.

Founded: 1972 Franchising since: 1981
Former aerospace employee W. David Isley founded Dr. Vinyl in 1972 in Kansas City, Missouri. He and his wife, Marcia, worked with local restaurants, repairing torn, burnt, chipped and peeling vinyl booths and chairs, but soon discovered there were many similar repairs to be done at car dealerships. The couple did repairs for clients in the Kansas City area until 1981, when they began franchising.

Dr. Vinyl franchisees offers bumper repair, automotive paint touch-up, paintless dent removal, and vinyl siding repair in addition to the leather and vinyl repairs the Isleys introduced 28 years ago.

In January of 2001, Dr. Vinyl was sold to Richard Reinders, formerly the company's European Master Franchisee. It now allows franchisees to purchase shares in the parent company.

P.O. Box 770 Lee's Summit, MO 64064

Phone: (800)531-6600

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 14 employee(s); 9 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2008	190	0	68	4
2007	194	0	68	4
2006	229	0	70	4
2005	227	0	62	5

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, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 200,000 population

Total investment: $55.8K-85.95K Franchise fee: $38.95K+

Ongoing royalty fee: 7% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $50K
Cash liquidity requirement: $15K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 2 weeks
• At corporate or in-field location : As needed

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media

Franchise 500® rank:
#275 (2009); #424 (2008); #230 (2007); #212 (2006); #385 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2008; 2007; 2006;

Low-Cost Franchises:
#56 (2007); #48 (2006); #109 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#74 (2009); #63 (2007); #56 (2006);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#142 (2007); #145 (2006);