Original Basket Boutique, The

Founded: 1989 Franchising since: 1989

#16, 363 Sioux Rd. Sherwood Park, AB T8A 4W7

Phone: (877)622-8008

Franchisor has 4 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	16	30	2	0
2008	14	27	2	0
2007	13	24	1	0
2006	11	24	0	0
2005	10	20	0	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, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Canada, Eastern europe, Middle east

Total investment: $49K Franchise fee: $35K

Ongoing royalty fee: 4% Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $40K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills
• Sales experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 3-4 days

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Sales leads

Franchise 500® rank:
#464 (2009); #436 (2008); #494 (2007);