Pop-A-Lock Franchise System

Founded: 1991 Franchising since: 1994

1018 Harding St., #101 Lafayette, Louisiana 70503

Phone: (337)233-6211

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 14 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2008	187	0	0	0
2007	183	0	0	0
2006	158	0	0	2
2005	134	0	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, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Asia, Australia/new zealand, Canada, Central america, Mexico, South america, Western europe

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 200,000+ population

Total investment: $125K-505.5K Franchise fee: $35.6K-62K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% 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	Yes
Accounts Receivable	No	Yes
Payroll	No	Yes

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $250K+
Cash liquidity requirement: $45K+
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 75% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 10
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (60% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 1-2 weeks
• Tech/employee training : 1-2 weeks

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Mentor program, tech support, national accounts, DVDs, PR support

Franchise 500® rank:
#469 (2009); #417 (2008); #148 (2007); #293 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#40 (2007); #80 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#144 (2008); #119 (2007);