Worldwide Express

Founded: 1991 Franchising since: 1994

2828 Raith St., #400 Dallas, Texas 75201

Phone: (214)720-2400 Franchisee Association FAL

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 18 employee(s); 11 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2006	175	0	0	13
2005	156	0	0	5

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

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 12,500 businesses

Total investment: $47.5K-348.8K Franchise fee: $28.1K-315K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% 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: $50K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed.

Training

• Available at headquarters
• Available at franchisee's location

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line

Franchise 500® rank:
#247 (2007); #326 (2006); #256 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2005;

Low-Cost Franchises:
#59 (2007); #84 (2006); #68 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#90 (2006); #68 (2005);