Butterfly Life

Founded: 2003 Franchising since: 2003

1850 S.E. 17th St. Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316

Phone: (800)290-2977

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	100	0	1	0
2006	38	0	1	0
2005	18	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
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Based on zip code analysis of 5,000-15,000 population

Total investment: $63.99K-139.5K Franchise fee: $29.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: $1K/mo. Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Third-party financing source(s): Wells Fargo

Qualifications
Business Experience:

• Industry experience, business experience & marketing skills helpful, but not required

Operations

• 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 3 days
• Annual conferences; phone & onsite assistance as needed

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks

Other marketing support

• Direct mail, online advertising