CertaPro Painters Ltd.

Founded: 1992 Franchising since: 1992
CertaPro Painters franchisees provide interior and exterior painting services for homes and businesses. The Oaks, Pennsylvania, company has locations throughout the United States and Canada.

CertaPro Painters is part of The Franchise Company system, which includes California Closet Company, Paul Davis Restoration, and Nutri-Lawn.

P.O. Box 836 Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

Phone: (800)462-3782

Franchisor has 40 employee(s); 15 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	402	20	5	0
2008	412	22	5	0
2007	370	24	4	0
2006	317	24	5	0
2005	256	19	5	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
Outside the U.S.: Canada

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $129K-154K Franchise fee: $50K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% 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	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 27% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed.

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 1 week
• Additional training available

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 marketing materials & support; national & local PR

Franchise 500® rank:
#88 (2009); #100 (2008); #86 (2007); #172 (2006); #147 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2009; 2008; 2007; 2006; 2005;

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#78 (2009); #79 (2008); #58 (2007);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#21 (2009); #21 (2008); #22 (2007); #46 (2006); #30 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#72 (2009); #154 (2006); #135 (2005);