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Edgemaster Mobile Sharpening

Knife & garden tool sharpening

Background

Founded: 2000 Franchising since: 2009
995 Morningside Dr. S.E.
Salem, Oregon 97302
Phone:
(503)999-3334/ (503)507-1698


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 3 employee(s)

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2009 8 0 0 0
2008 N/A N/A N/A 0
2007 N/A N/A N/A 0
2006 N/A N/A N/A 0
2005 N/A N/A N/A 0

Where Seeking Franchisees
Not available in the U.S.

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $24.7K-34.3K
Franchise fee: $20K
Ongoing royalty fee: $45/wk.
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 Yes
Payroll No Yes

Qualifications
Business Experience:
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
  • All experience beneficial but not required

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • At franchisee's location: 5 days

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Internet
  • Security/safety procedures
  • Field operations/evaluations
  • Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support
  • Co-op advertising

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