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Entrepreneur: Start & Grow Your Business

Signature Alert Security

Security systems

Background

Founded: 1999 Franchising since: 2003
746 E. Winchester St., #110
Salt Lake City, Utah 84107
Phone:
(800)957-1030/ (801)743-0101

Franchisee Association
Franchise Advisory Council

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 7 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2006 36 0 0 3
2005 27 0 0 3

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: 500,000 population

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $42.95K-50.5K
Franchise fee: $21K
Ongoing royalty fee: $2/customer/mo.
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable
Express/kiosk option available

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
Net worth requirement: $100K
Cash liquidity requirement: $40K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 5 days
  • At franchisee's location: 2 days

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