One Hour Heating & Air

Founded: 1999 Franchising since: 2003

50 Central Ave., #920 Sarasota, Florida 34236

Phone: (866)370-8302

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 97 employee(s); 15 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	222	0	0	49
2008	200	5	0	40
2007	177	5	0	37
2006	160	0	0	6
2005	119	0	0	3

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.: Canada

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 100,000-350,000 population

Total investment: $40.9K-521.9K Franchise fee: $8.8K-136.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• 17% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 12
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 3 days
• At franchisee's location: 3 days
• At model centers & training school; Internet training

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• National media
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Logos, internet & radio ads

Franchise 500® rank:
#163 (2009); #162 (2008); #258 (2007); #367 (2006);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2008;

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#98 (2006); #67 (2005);

Top New Ranking:
#5 (2008); #14 (2007); #24 (2006);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#128 (2009);