Sunbelt
Business brokerageBackground
Founded: 1979 Franchising since: 1993
Sunbelt Business Brokers was founded in 1979 in Charleston, South Carolina. It began franchising in 1993 and has more than 180 franchises throughout the United States and internationally. The company is still based in Charleston.
Franchisor has 40 employee(s); 8 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
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
Worldwide
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 100,000/500,000 population
Sunbelt Business Brokers was founded in 1979 in Charleston, South Carolina. It began franchising in 1993 and has more than 180 franchises throughout the United States and internationally. The company is still based in Charleston.
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7100 E. Pleasant Valley Rd., #300 Independence, Ohio 44131 |
Phone: (877)392-6278 |
Franchisor has 40 employee(s); 8 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
| Year | U.S. Franchises | Canadian Franchises | Foreign Franchises | Company Owned |
| 2008 | 224 | 28 | 66 | 0 |
| 2007 | 244 | 15 | 66 | 0 |
| 2006 | 241 | 14 | 40 | 0 |
| 2005 | 365 | 11 | 29 | 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, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 100,000/500,000 population
Costs and Fees
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Total investment: $48.7K-111K Franchise fee: $27.5K/35K |
Ongoing royalty fee: $525-725/mo. Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable |
Type of Financing Available
| In-House | Third Party | |
| Franchise Fee | Yes | Yes |
| Startup Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Accounts Receivable | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Third-party financing source(s): various lenders
Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $25K
Business Experience:
- General business experience
Operations
- 18% of all franchisees own more than one unit
- Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 5
- Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Training and Support
Training
Ongoing Support
Marketing Support
Other marketing support
- Available at headquarters: 1 week
- Regional training
Ongoing Support
- Newsletter
- Meetings
- Toll-free phone line
- Internet
- Purchasing cooperatives
Marketing Support
- Co-op advertising
- Ad slicks
- National media
Other marketing support
- Centralized PR services
Rankings
Franchise 500® rank:
#367 (2008); #472 (2007); #436 (2006); #129 (2005);
Low-Cost Franchises:
#88 (2008);
America's Top Global Franchises:
#160 (2008); #102 (2005);
#367 (2008); #472 (2007); #436 (2006); #129 (2005);
Low-Cost Franchises:
#88 (2008);
America's Top Global Franchises:
#160 (2008); #102 (2005);