Minuteman Press Int'l. Inc.

Founded: 1973 Franchising since: 1975
Minuteman Press was founded in 1973 as Minuteman Press Corp. In 1975 it was incorporated as Minuteman Press International Inc. and began franchising. The company is based in Farmingdale, New York, and has more than 900 locations in the United States and internationally.

61 Executive Blvd. Farmingdale, New york 11735

Phone: (800)645-3006/ (631)249-1370

Franchisor has 125 employee(s); 125 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	766	72	135	0
2008	779	69	133	0
2007	769	68	132	0
2006	754	67	126	0
2005	750	67	129	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, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Africa, Australia/new zealand, Canada, Western europe

Total investment: $72.7K-243K Franchise fee: $45.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: 35 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience:

• Work ethic

Operations

• 1% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2-1/2 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 1-2 weeks
• Ongoing support

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Ongoing in-field training

Franchise 500® rank:
#55 (2009); #70 (2008); #55 (2007); #67 (2006); #58 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2009; 2008; 2007; 2006; 2005;

America's Top Global Franchises:
#48 (2009); #66 (2008); #51 (2007); #60 (2006); #46 (2005);