Gotcha Covered

Founded: 1995 Franchising since: 1999

1611 N. Stemmons Fwy., #318 Carrollton, TX 75006

Phone: (972)466-2544

Franchisor has 14 employee(s); 8 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	111	0	0	0
2006	128	0	0	0
2005	122	0	0	0

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

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 50,000 households

Total investment: $98.3K-146.2K Franchise fee: $24.95K

Ongoing royalty fee: $300-1.1K/mo. Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $30K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills
• Good people skills, work well with others

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 38% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 5
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 19 weeks
• Annual seminar & trimester business development review

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

Franchise 500® rank:
#425 (2007); #166 (2006); #153 (2005);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#70 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#45 (2006); #34 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#137 (2006); #113 (2005);