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Audio/Video Handyman

Audio/video & home theater equipment sales & installation

Background

Founded: 2003 Franchising since: 2005
448 Crompton Rd., #201
Charlotte, North carolina 28273
Phone:
(704)405-1115


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 4 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2006 1 0 0 2
2005 1 0 0 2

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, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Vermont, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Population of a county or grouping of zip codes

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $11K-31.9K
Franchise fee: $6K-8K
Ongoing royalty fee: $300/mo.
Term of agreement: 5 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
Cash liquidity requirement: $10K-25K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 5 days
  • Regional training : 5 days

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Internet
  • Security/safety procedures
  • Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support
  • Ad slicks
  • National media
  • Regional advertising