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Entrepreneur: Start & Grow Your Business

City Publications

Publication for affluent homeowners

Background

Founded: 2002 Franchising since: 2004
600 Galleria Pkwy., #170
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
Phone:
(770)951-0441


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 20 employee(s); 20 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2009 78 1 0 0
2008 73 1 0 0
2007 67 1 0 0
2006 50 0 0 0
2005 32 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, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 50,000 mailing zone

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $70K-250K
Franchise fee: $60K-250K
Ongoing royalty fee: 6%
Term of agreement: 5 years/25 years, renewable


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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 3 days
  • At franchisee's location: 3 days

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Grand opening
  • Internet
  • Field operations/evaluations
  • Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support
  • Ad slicks
  • National media

Rankings

Franchise 500® rank:
#281 (2009); #286 (2008);

Top New Ranking:
#17 (2009); #20 (2008);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#77 (2009); #75 (2008);