Magnetsigns Advertising Inc.

Founded: 1995 Franchising since: 1996

4225 38th St. Camrose, Alberta T4V 3Z3

Phone: (780)672-8730

Franchisor has 10 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2006	14	97	0	4
2005	13	89	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

Total investment: $24K-80K Franchise fee: $7.9K

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

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $50K
Cash liquidity requirement: $10K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 3 days
• Regional managers conduct annual visits; ongoing training materials provided electronically; regional meetings/national convention

Ongoing Support

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

Other marketing support

• Product brochures, sales & presentation binders

Franchise 500® rank:
#465 (2006); #459 (2005);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#125 (2005);