Grout Doctor Global Franchise Corp.

Founded: 1994 Franchising since: 2001

2729 S. Melbourne St. Salt Lake City, Utah 84106

Phone: (877)476-8800

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 8 employee(s); 7 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	55	0	0	4
2008	62	0	0	4
2007	54	0	0	1
2006	49	0	0	1
2005	47	0	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. 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, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories not available.
Territory size: 150,000 households

Total investment: $23K-40.2K Franchise fee: $15K-22.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: Varies Term of agreement: 7 years, renewable

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
Cash liquidity requirement: $22K-29.5K

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 14% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (94% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• In Chicago : 72 hours

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
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Teleconferences, intranet support, software support, vendor discounts, R&D, marketing materials & plans, trade show signage

Franchise 500® rank:
#459 (2009); #411 (2008); #424 (2006);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#98 (2008);

Top New Ranking:
#33 (2006);