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Entrepreneur: Start & Grow Your Business

Eliza J

Portable restrooms for outdoor events

Background

Founded: 1997 Franchising since: 2004
Box 99
Harwich, Massachusetts 02645
Phone:
(508)430-0037


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 9 employee(s); 7 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2007 1 0 0 1
2006 1 0 0 1
2005 1 0 0 1

Where Seeking Franchisees

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: By ZIP code (to 150,000 population)

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $36.4K-141.9K
Franchise fee: $22.5K-38.5K
Ongoing royalty fee: 6-8%
Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable


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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
  • Customer service-oriented

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2
  • 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
  • Internet
  • Security/safety procedures
  • Field operations/evaluations
  • Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support
  • National media
  • Regional advertising