Mr. Handyman Int'l. LLC

Founded: 2000 Franchising since: 2000

3948 Ranchero Dr. Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108

Phone: (800)289-4600

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 65 employee(s); 12 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	305	10	0	0
2008	304	10	1	0
2007	258	12	0	0
2006	216	14	0	0
2005	173	10	0	5

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, Asia, Australia/new zealand, Canada, Central america, Eastern europe, Middle east, Mexico, South america, Western europe

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Approximately 60,000 qualified households

Total investment: $91.5K-132.6K Franchise fee: $14.9K

Ongoing royalty fee: 7% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $250K+
Cash liquidity requirement: $30K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 22% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 6-9 weeks

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

Other marketing support

• Press releases, vehicle decals

Franchise 500® rank:
#106 (2009); #128 (2008); #120 (2007); #147 (2006); #152 (2005);

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

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#68 (2009); #103 (2008); #83 (2007); #65 (2006);

Top New Ranking:
#7 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#26 (2009); #30 (2008); #34 (2007); #35 (2006); #33 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#85 (2009); #97 (2007); #122 (2006); #140 (2005);