Foot Solutions Inc.

Founded: 2000 Franchising since: 2000

2359 Windy Hill Rd., #400 Marietta, Georgia 30067

Phone: (866)338-2597/ (770)955-0099

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 50 employee(s); 10 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	190	21	24	1
2008	209	22	18	2
2007	209	17	8	1
2006	188	16	6	1
2005	139	15	4	1

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
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 100,000+ population

Total investment: $212K-259K Franchise fee: $35K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 20 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: $300K+
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K-70K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 14 days
• At franchisee's location: 4-6 days
• Ongoing

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
• National media
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Web & professional associations

Franchise 500® rank:
#456 (2009); #148 (2008); #112 (2007); #161 (2006); #143 (2005);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#82 (2007); #69 (2005);

Top New Ranking:
#5 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#121 (2008); #95 (2007); #123 (2006); #88 (2005);