Liberty Weight Loss

Founded: 2002 Franchising since: 2002

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

Phone: (800)988-4712

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 8 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	31	0	0	0
2006	30	0	0	0
2005	51	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: 4-mile radius

Total investment: $74.1K-214.3K Franchise fee: $25.6K-30.6K

Ongoing royalty fee: Varies 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	Yes
Accounts Receivable	No	Yes
Payroll	No	Yes

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $75K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 5 days
• At franchisee's location: 2 days
• Ongoing web training

Ongoing Support

• Meetings
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• National media

Franchise 500® rank:
#460 (2006); #415 (2005);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#101 (2005);

Top New Ranking:
#42 (2006); #39 (2005);