Protocol LLC

Founded: 1987 Franchising since: 1996

2110 Cheshire Way, Suite A Greensboro, North carolina 27405

Phone: (800)227-5336/ (651)454-0518 Franchisee Association Protocol Franchise Association

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 60 employee(s); 10 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2005	47	0	0	12

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, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 500,000-1 million population

Total investment: $10.2K-22K Franchise fee: $500

Term of agreement: 2 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Third-party financing source(s): Leasing companies

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $500K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 day
• At franchisee's location: periodically
• At annual convention : 3 days

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media

Other marketing support

• Trade shows

Franchise 500® rank:
#477 (2005);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#131 (2005);