Entrepreneur: Start & Grow Your Business

EmbroidMe

Embroidery, screen printing, ad specialties

Year began: 2000 Franchising since: 2001
2121 Vista Pkwy. West Palm Beach, FL 33411 Phone: (800)727-6720 Fax: (561)478-4340	Franchisor has 100 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year

2007
2006
2005
2004

U.S. Franchises

364
312
265
171

Canadian Franchises

20
17
9
7

Foreign Franchises

43
29
14
5

Company
Owned

0
0
0
0

Where Seeking Franchisees

Nationwide

Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Varies

Costs & Fees

Total investment: $187K-189K
Franchise fee: $42.5K
Ongoing royalty fee: 6% w/cap
Term of agreement: 35 years, renewable
Renewal fee: $1.5K

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): American Express Financial Services

Qualifications

Cash liquidity requirement: $40K+
Business Experience:

General business experience

Operations

5% of all franchisees own more than one unit
Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2
Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training & Support

TRAINING

Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
At franchisee's location: 2 weeks
Continuous training

ONGOING SUPPORT

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

MARKETING SUPPORT

Co-op advertising
Ad slicks
National media
Regional advertising

Rankings in Entrepreneur magazine 2004-2008

Franchise 500® rank:
#106 (2008); #123 (2007); #99 (2006); #136 (2005); #314 (2004);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2008; 2007; 2006; 2005;

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#72 (2008); #76 (2007); #40 (2006); #70 (2005); #56 (2004);

Top New Ranking:
#3 (2006); #4 (2005); #19 (2004);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#84 (2008); #99 (2007); #81 (2006); #108 (2005);

Last Updated: 8/15/2008 12:00:00 AM