DoodyCalls

Founded: 2000 Franchising since: 2004

114 4th St. S.E., #A Charlottesville, Virginia 22902

Phone: (800)366-3922

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 2 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	37	0	0	7
2008	33	0	0	3
2007	16	0	0	4
2006	13	0	0	3
2005	5	0	0	1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: By ZIP code & number of households

Total investment: $47.2K-69.9K Franchise fee: $24.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 9% 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	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $50K
Cash liquidity requirement: $25K

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 75% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 4
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 30 hours
• Ongoing training as needed

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

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

Other marketing support

• National call center

Franchise 500® rank:
#452 (2009);