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Founded: 1997 Franchising since: 2002
Franchisor is a privately-held company with 13 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
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.
Territory size: 1-mile radius
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3030 Hartley Rd., #320 Jacksonville, Florida 32257 |
Phone: (888)417-4461 |
Franchisor is a privately-held company with 13 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
| Year | U.S. Franchises | Canadian Franchises | Foreign Franchises | Company Owned |
| 2009 | 376 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 509 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 408 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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.
Territory size: 1-mile radius
Costs and Fees
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Total investment: $15.4K-40.1K Franchise fee: $1.5K-2.5K |
Ongoing royalty fee: 22.5% Term of agreement: 10 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: $25K
Business Experience:
- General business experience
- Marketing skills
Operations
- 13% 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 and Support
Training
Ongoing Support
Marketing Support
- Available at headquarters: 3 days
- Annual conference : 2 days
Ongoing Support
- Newsletter
- Meetings
- Toll-free phone line
- Internet
Marketing Support
- Co-op advertising
- Ad slicks
- Regional advertising
Rankings
Franchise 500® rank:
#77 (2009); #163 (2008); #318 (2007); #246 (2006); #320 (2005);
Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#17 (2009); #18 (2008); #39 (2005);
Low-Cost Franchises:
#19 (2009); #34 (2008); #82 (2007); #56 (2006); #83 (2005);
Top New Ranking:
#18 (2007); #12 (2006); #22 (2005);
#77 (2009); #163 (2008); #318 (2007); #246 (2006); #320 (2005);
Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#17 (2009); #18 (2008); #39 (2005);
Low-Cost Franchises:
#19 (2009); #34 (2008); #82 (2007); #56 (2006); #83 (2005);
Top New Ranking:
#18 (2007); #12 (2006); #22 (2005);