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GolfTEC

Indoor high-tech golf instruction

Background

Founded: 1995 Franchising since: 2003
12450 E. Arapahoe Rd., #B
Centennial, Colorado 80112
Phone:
(877)446-5383


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 20 employee(s); 20 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2009 111 0 4 30
2008 103 0 2 28
2007 74 0 0 29
2006 42 0 0 25
2005 19 0 0 17

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
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $111.5K-427.7K
Franchise fee: $17.5K-35K
Ongoing royalty fee: 5%
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: $1M
Cash liquidity requirement: $250K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (40% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 2-4 weeks

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Grand opening
  • Internet
  • Field operations/evaluations
  • Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support
  • Co-op advertising
  • Ad slicks
  • National media
  • Regional advertising

Rankings

Franchise 500® rank:
#184 (2009);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2009;

Top Home Based Franchises:
#43 (2009);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#143 (2009);