Palm Beach Tan/Desert Sun Tanning Salons

Founded: 1990 Franchising since: 1998

13800 Senlac Dr., #200 Farmers Branch, Texas 75234

Phone: (888)433-8267/ (866)728-2450

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 35 employee(s); 12 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	190	0	0	73
2008	175	0	0	67
2007	137	0	0	65
2006	119	0	0	52
2005	54	0	0	58

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

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Varies

Total investment: $368.3K-824.8K Franchise fee: $30K/50K

Ongoing royalty fee: to 6% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $500K
Cash liquidity requirement: $150K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 63% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 10
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 1 week
• At grand opening : 1 week

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

Other marketing support

• Local store marketing

Franchise 500® rank:
#156 (2009); #152 (2008); #253 (2007); #471 (2006); #310 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2009; 2008;

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#70 (2008);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#116 (2008); #199 (2005);