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Background

Founded: 1999 Franchising since: 2003

P.O. Box 21466
Charleston, South carolina 29413

Phone:
(843)958-8600

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 6 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	8	0	0	1
2006	0	0	0	1
2005	0	0	0	1

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

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: By ZIP code

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $21.4K-46.3K
Franchise fee: $12K-22K

Ongoing royalty fee: Varies
Term of agreement: 10 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
Business Experience:

Strong sales skills, local market knowledge & contacts

Operations

Franchise can be run from home
12.5% of all franchisees own more than one unit
Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 5
Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)