Sunchain Tanning Centers

Founded: 1994 Franchising since: 1995
Edward Chaney founded Sunchain Tanning Centers in 1994. Sunchain opened its first franchise in 1995. The privately held business is based in Scottsdale, Arizona, and incorporates secondary products like tanning lotions and lamps in order to keep abreast of the ever-increasing tanning trend. Originally developed in Europe, the tanning salon industry has been around for more than 17 years.

8149 N. 87th Pl., #100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

Phone: (480)421-9630 Franchisee Association Phx Marketing Co-op

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 3 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Arizona, United states

Total investment: $111.96K-252.3K Franchise fee: $20K

Ongoing royalty fee: 4% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (67% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 5 days
• Manager training : 4 weeks

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Multi-club membership