Granite Transformations

Founded: 1995 Franchising since: 1997

10360 USA Today Wy. Miramar, Florida 33025

Phone: (954)435-5538 Franchisee Association Franchise Advisory Council

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 40 employee(s); 10 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	74	9	71	0
2008	72	9	71	0
2007	70	7	78	0
2006	67	8	76	1
2005	61	7	67	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, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Africa, Australia/new zealand, Canada, Western europe

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: By ZIP codes

Total investment: $136.3K-351K Franchise fee: $25K-75K

Ongoing royalty fee: 2% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $107K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• 1% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 40
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

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

Ongoing Support

• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks

Other marketing support

• PR program

Franchise 500® rank:
#377 (2009); #341 (2008); #210 (2007); #196 (2006); #197 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2007; 2006; 2005;

America's Top Global Franchises:
#134 (2007); #116 (2006); #110 (2005);