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Grout Wizard

Grout cleaning & restoration

Background

Founded: 1997 Franchising since: 2001
1056 El Capitan Dr.
Danville, California 94526
Phone:
(925)866-5000/ (925)314-0369


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 2 employee(s); 1 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2006 6 0 0 1
2005 5 0 0 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

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 100,000+ households

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $15.6K-25.2K
Franchise fee: $12.5K
Ongoing royalty fee: 5%
Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable


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

Qualifications
Business Experience:
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 1 week minimum

Ongoing Support
  • Meetings
  • Internet
  • Security/safety procedures
  • Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support
  • Ad slicks