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One Hour Heating & Air

Residential HVAC service/replacement

Background

Founded: 1999 Franchising since: 2003
50 Central Ave., #920
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Phone:
(866)370-8302


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 97 employee(s); 15 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2009 222 0 0 49
2008 200 5 0 40
2007 177 5 0 37
2006 160 0 0 6
2005 119 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, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Canada

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 100,000-350,000 population

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $40.9K-521.9K
Franchise fee: $8.8K-136.5K
Ongoing royalty fee: 5%
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable


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

Qualifications
Business Experience:
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills

Operations
  • 17% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 12
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 3 days
  • At franchisee's location: 3 days
  • At model centers & training school; Internet training

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Internet
  • Security/safety procedures
  • Field operations/evaluations
  • Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support
  • National media
  • Regional advertising

Other marketing support
  • Logos, internet & radio ads

Rankings

Franchise 500® rank:
#163 (2009); #162 (2008); #258 (2007); #367 (2006);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2008;

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#98 (2006); #67 (2005);

Top New Ranking:
#5 (2008); #14 (2007); #24 (2006);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#128 (2009);