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Money Mailer Franchise Corp.

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Background

Founded: 1979 Franchising since: 1980
12131 Western Ave.
Garden Grove, California 92841
Phone:
(888)446-4648


Franchisor has 243 employee(s); 114 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2009 233 0 0 48
2008 295 0 0 35
2007 322 0 0 23
2006 303 0 0 18
2005 299 0 0 14

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 50,000 households

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $43.5K-70.5K
Franchise fee: $37.5K-52.5K
Ongoing royalty fee: Varies
Term of agreement: 10 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
Cash liquidity requirement: $60K
Business Experience:
  • Sales experience, strong communication skills, good credit

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 6 days
  • At franchisee's location: 13 days
  • Optional ongoing training throughout term

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Internet
  • Field operations/evaluations
  • Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support
  • Co-op advertising
  • Ad slicks

Other marketing support
  • Local advertising

Rankings

Franchise 500® rank:
#284 (2009); #186 (2008); #181 (2007); #145 (2006); #161 (2005);

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

Top Home Based Franchises:
#78 (2009); #40 (2008); #50 (2007); #34 (2006); #38 (2005);