MonitorClosely.com

Founded: 2006 Franchising since: 2006

901 King St., #101 Alexandria, Virginia 22314

Phone: (800)797-7505

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 12 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2008	117	2	2	0
2007	67	2	0	0
2006	17	0	0	0
2005	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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.: World wide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 250,000 population

Total investment: $45K-60K Franchise fee: $39.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 8% Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• 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: 4 days

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

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

Franchise 500® rank:
#386 (2009); #442 (2008);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#57 (2009); #84 (2008);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#86 (2009);

Top New Ranking:
#26 (2009); #39 (2008);