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Mr. Electric

Electrical services

Background

Founded: 1994 Franchising since: 1994
Mr. Electric has been providing residential and light commercial electrical service and repair since 1994. Since franchising began in 1995, Mr. Electric has grown to more than 100 franchised units throughout the United States, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

The company is owned by The Dwyer Group, an international franchise organization that also owns franchise companies Mr. Rooter, Mr. Appliance, Glass Doctor, Rainbow Int'l., Aire Serv and Dream Maker Bath & Kitchen Worldwide.

1020 N. University Parks Dr.
Waco, Texas 76707
Phone:
(800)253-9151


Franchisor is a publicly-held company with 110 employee(s); 30 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2009 151 26 3 0
2008 148 16 3 0
2007 139 7 4 0
2006 134 2 3 0
2005 131 2 3 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
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 100,000 population

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $69.2K-162K
Franchise fee: $24K+
Ongoing royalty fee: 7%
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable


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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $75K
Cash liquidity requirement: $25K-50K
Business Experience:
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 10 days
  • At franchisee's location: 2-3 days
  • Regional locations : 2 days

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

Rankings

Franchise 500® rank:
#217 (2009); #287 (2008); #294 (2007); #305 (2006); #285 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#52 (2009); #76 (2008); #82 (2007); #80 (2006); #77 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#167 (2009); #175 (2005);