Hawkeye's Home Sitters

Founded: 1987 Franchising since: 1997
Dennis and Connie Pysyk started a home-sitting business in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1987 and began franchising in 1996. Having been a police officer since 1973, Dennis Pysyk was familiar with residential security issues. While the homeowner is away, the house sitter looks after pets, plants and appliances, picks up newspapers and mail, and gives the home a "lived-in" look. Since it started, Hawkeye's has dealt with flooded basements, hailstorms and a tornado and cared for cats, dogs, birds, chickens, rabbits, rodents and reptiles.

Box 141 Edmonton, AB T5J 2G9

Phone: (780)473-4825

Franchisor has 2 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	0	7	0	0
2008	--	--	--	--
2007	0	5	0	2
2006	--	--	--	--
2005	0	10	0	2

Where Seeking Franchisees
Not available in the U.S.

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 10,000-100,000 population

Total investment: $5K-10K Franchise fee: $4K-8K

Ongoing royalty fee: 4% Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $1K

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 75% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• At franchisee's location: via training manual

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• National media