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Money Mailer Franchise Corp.

Direct-mail advertising

Year began: 1979 Franchising since: 1980
12131 Western Ave. Garden Grove, CA 92841 Phone: (888)446-4648 Fax: (714)889-4619	Franchisor has 243 employee(s); 114 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year

2008
2007
2006
2005
2004

U.S. Franchises

283
322
303
299
270

Canadian Franchises

0
0
0
0
0

Foreign Franchises

0
0
0
0
0

Company
Owned

21
23
18
14
14

Where Seeking Franchisees

In the U.S.

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 50,000 households

Costs & Fees

Total investment: $59.7K-86.5K
Franchise fee: $54K-69K
Ongoing royalty fee: Varies
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable
Renewal fee: $2K

Type of Financing Available
	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	Yes
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	Yes
Payroll	No	Yes

Qualifications

Net worth requirement: $150K
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 & 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 in Entrepreneur magazine 2004-2008

Franchise 500® rank:
#186 (2008); #181 (2007); #145 (2006); #161 (2005); #140 (2004);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2008; 2007; 2006; 2005; 2004;

Top home based franchises:
#40 (2008); #50 (2007); #34 (2006); #38 (2005); #31 (2004);

Last Updated: 4/25/2008 12:00:00 AM