Guard-A-Kid

Founded: 2003 Franchising since: 2005

3785 N.W. 82nd Ave., #304 Miami, Florida 33166

Phone: (800)679-4256/ (305)477-3301

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 6 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	122	3	27	6
2008	97	2	25	1
2007	79	2	8	1
2006	50	2	0	1
2005	23	2	0	1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 400,000 population

Total investment: $10.9K Franchise fee: $9.9K

Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Express/kiosk option available

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: $10.9K
Cash liquidity requirement: $10.9K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 1
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 day
• At franchisee's location: 1 day

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet

Marketing Support

• National media

Franchise 500® rank:
#293 (2009); #365 (2008); #458 (2007);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#63 (2009); #87 (2008);

Top New Ranking:
#18 (2009); #27 (2008); #47 (2007);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#81 (2009);