Handyman Matters Franchise Inc.

Founded: 1997 Franchising since: 2001

12567 W. Cedar Dr., #150 Lakewood, CO 80228

Phone: (866)448-3451

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 25 employee(s); 25 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	117	2	1	0
2008	111	2	2	0
2007	110	1	8	0
2006	113	1	2	0
2005	115	1	2	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
Outside the U.S.: Asia, Australia/new zealand, Canada

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 150,000-250,000 households

Total investment: $48.9K-114.4K Franchise fee: $32.5K-60K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $175K
Cash liquidity requirement: $40K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 9
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1-1/2 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 1 week
• Ongoing training available as requested

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Print, radio, TV ads

Franchise 500® rank:
#405 (2009); #382 (2008); #343 (2007); #205 (2006); #378 (2005);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#83 (2006);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#89 (2009);

Top New Ranking:
#8 (2006); #27 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#101 (2007); #54 (2006);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#155 (2006);