PuroClean

Founded: 1990 Franchising since: 1991
Richard D. Spohn and Rory O'Dwyer, two insurance restoration entrepreneurs, joined forces in 1986 to create PuroSystems Inc., a property casualty restoration and reconstruction provider. PuroSystems franchisees repair water, fire and smoke damage and perform structural repairs and reconstruction.

6001 Hiatus Rd., #13 Tamarac, Florida 33321

Phone: (800)775-7876 Franchisee Association Network Leadership Council

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 32 employee(s); 6 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	267	4	0	0
2008	223	1	0	0
2007	179	1	0	0
2006	97	1	0	0
2005	82	1	0	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
Outside the U.S.: Canada

Exclusive territories not available.
Territory size: 100,000 population

Total investment: $68.3K-93.3K Franchise fee: $45K

Ongoing royalty fee: 8-10% Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable

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	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $65K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 3 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 1 week

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Local grassroots media campaigns

Franchise 500® rank:
#119 (2009); #223 (2007); #321 (2005);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#43 (2009); #89 (2007);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#28 (2009); #60 (2007); #86 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#94 (2009); #172 (2007);