Expense Reduction Consulting

Founded: 1993 Franchising since: 2005

900 Main St. S. Southbury, Connecticut 06488

Phone: (203)264-2006

Franchisor has 5 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	4	0	0	1
2006	7	0	0	0
2005	7	0	0	0

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

Total investment: $33K-45K Franchise fee: $29.9K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5-15% Term of agreement: 7 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $35K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills
• Negotiation skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 5 days
• Sales training program : 1 year

Ongoing Support

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