Ace DuraFlo Systems LLC

Founded: 1997 Franchising since: 2001

1370 Reynolds Ave., #112 Irvine, California 92614

Phone: (888)775-0220

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 12 employee(s); 6 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	33	1	16	7
2008	31	0	5	7
2007	19	0	1	7
2006	20	0	0	7
2005	12	0	0	6

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, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Total investment: $46.2K-410.1K Franchise fee: $21.9K-34.9K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6-8% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $50K
Cash liquidity requirement: $25K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience
• Marketing skills
• Existing plumbing services & repair business

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

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

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#390 (2007);