Yellow Van Handyman

Founded: 2002 Franchising since: 2004

1800 S.W. 152nd St., #100 Seattle, Washington 98166

Phone: (206)763-6800

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 14 employee(s)

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	28	8	0	0
2008	21	7	0	0
2007	32	3	0	0
2006	30	2	0	0
2005	14	0	0	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
Outside the U.S.: Canada

Total investment: $17.5K-29K Franchise fee: $15K

Ongoing royalty fee: $15K/yr. Term of agreement: 7 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 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: Ongoing

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• PR

Franchise 500® rank:
#471 (2008);

Top New Ranking:
#50 (2008);