Fleet Feet Sports

Founded: 1976 Franchising since: 1978

406 E. Main St., P.O. Box 789 Carrboro, North carolina 27510

Phone: (919)942-3102

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 11 employee(s); 11 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	91	0	0	0
2008	87	0	0	0
2007	76	0	0	0
2006	67	0	0	0
2005	64	0	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

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 200,000 people

Total investment: $181.5K-313K Franchise fee: $35K

Ongoing royalty fee: 3-4% Term of agreement: 20 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
Net worth requirement: $300K
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K

Operations

• 8% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 1 week
• Existing stores : 15 days

Ongoing Support

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

Franchise 500® rank:
#352 (2008); #339 (2007);