Mr. Rooter

Founded: 1968 Franchising since: 1972
Starting out as a small sewer and drain cleaning business in 1968, Mr. Rooter has grown into a full-service plumbing installation and repair provider under the leadership of The Dwyer Group. The Dwyer Group is an international franchise organization that also owns franchise companies Mr. Electric, Mr. Appliance, Glass Doctor, Rainbow Int'l., Aire Serv and Dream Maker Bath & Kitchen Worldwide. Mr. Rooter franchisees offer plumbing and drain and sewer services as well as maintenance products and inspection, hydrojetting services, waste disposers and an auto-injection system.

1020 N. University Parks Dr. Waco, Texas 76707

Phone: (800)298-6855

Franchisor is a publicly-held company with 110 employee(s); 30 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	259	26	99	0
2008	242	20	99	0
2007	220	19	110	0
2006	194	20	7	0
2005	176	17	7	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
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 100,000 population

Total investment: $54.95K-145.3K Franchise fee: $24K+

Ongoing royalty fee: 4-7% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $75K
Cash liquidity requirement: $25K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 6
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 10 days
• At franchisee's location: 2 days
• At regional location : 2 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

Franchise 500® rank:
#147 (2009); #159 (2008); #164 (2007); #413 (2006); #358 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#36 (2009); #36 (2008); #43 (2007); #100 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#115 (2009); #89 (2008); #121 (2007); #178 (2006);