1-800-DryCarpet Carpet Cleaning

Founded: 1992 Franchising since: 2005

3419 Via Lido, #650 Newport Beach, California 92663

Phone: (888)379-2277

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 5 employee(s); 8 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	39	0	0	0
2006	38	0	0	0
2005	2	0	0	3

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: 100K combined household income of $50K or more

Total investment: $63.2K-77.9K Franchise fee: $25K

Ongoing royalty fee: 8% Term of agreement: Term of agreement renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Third-party financing source(s): the SBA

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $59K
Cash liquidity requirement: $17.4K-27.9K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 1 week

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

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