Year began: 1994 Franchising since: 1994
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7855 Ivanhoe Ave., #300
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: (858)551-6600
Fax: (858)551-8777
| Franchisor is a privately-held company with 12 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.
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Franchise Growth
U.S. Franchises39
36
37
33
Canadian Franchises1
1
2
1
Foreign Franchises16
10
6
5
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S.
Worldwide
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Dependent on number of specific business types
Costs & Fees
Total investment: $55.4K-73.3K
Franchise fee: $39.5K
Ongoing royalty fee: 20%
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable
Renewal fee: $3K
| Type of Financing Available |
| In-House | Third Party |
| Franchise Fee | No | No |
| Startup Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Accounts Receivable | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $500K
Cash liquidity requirement: $76K
Business Experience:- General business experience
- Marketing skills
- Must be able to deal with presidents, CEOs and business owners
Operations
- Franchise can be run from home
- 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit
- Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Training & Support
TRAINING- Available at headquarters: 1 week
- At franchisee's location: 2 days
- Online training
ONGOING SUPPORT- Newsletter
- Meetings
- Toll-free phone line
- Grand opening
- Internet
- Security/safety procedures
- Field operations/evaluations
- Purchasing cooperatives
MARKETING SUPPORT- Ad slicks
- Regional advertising
- Other marketing support: Intranet, mentor program, public relations
Rankings in Entrepreneur magazine 2004-2008
Franchise 500® rank:#417 (2005);
Low-Cost Franchises:#121 (2005);
Last Updated: 8/30/2007 12:00:00 AM
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