Craters & Freighters

Founded: 1990 Franchising since: 1991

331 Corporate Cir., #J Golden, Colorado 80401

Phone: (800)949-9931 Franchisee Association Franchise Advisory Council

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 9 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2008	66	0	0	0
2007	68	0	0	0
2006	66	0	0	0
2005	65	0	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New jersey, New mexico, New york, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Wisconsin

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 500,000+ population

Total investment: $137.2K-204.5K Franchise fee: $31.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 15 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	No
Payroll	No	No

Third-party financing source(s): the SBA

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Computer skills

Operations

• 21% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 10 days
• At franchisee's location: 2-3 days
• Annual convention : 2 days

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• National media

Other marketing support

• Public relations program

Franchise 500® rank:
#487 (2006); #317 (2005);