More Space Place

Founded: 1985 Franchising since: 1993

5040 140th Ave. N. Clearwater, Florida 33760

Phone: (888)731-3051

Franchisor has 56 employee(s); 21 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	39	0	0	5
2008	40	0	0	4
2007	42	0	0	3
2006	37	0	0	3
2005	32	0	0	3

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

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 150,000+ population

Total investment: $133K-203K Franchise fee: $29.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 4.5% Term of agreement: 10 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

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $40K-65K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Customer interaction skills

Operations

• 53% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 2 weeks+
• Additional training available

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
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Ready-to-use materials

Franchise 500® rank:
#366 (2008); #341 (2007); #414 (2006);