Pestmaster Services Inc.

Founded: 1979 Franchising since: 1991

137 E. South St. Bishop, California 93514

Phone: (760)873-8100

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 12 employee(s); 1 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	23	0	0	13
2008	21	0	0	11
2007	21	0	0	11
2006	17	0	0	8
2005	17	0	0	10

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, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $29.3K-80.5K Franchise fee: $17.5K-35K

Ongoing royalty fee: 4-7% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $65K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 4% 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

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 2 weeks
• At Pestmaster University : 1 week

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks

Franchise 500® rank:
#410 (2008);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#97 (2008);