Tuff Turf Inc.

Founded: 1998 Franchising since: 2002

6822 W. Grovers Ave. Glendale, Arizona 85308

Phone: (866)431-2468/ (602)290-0499

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2006	7	0	0	0
2005	6	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: 500,000-1 million population

Total investment: $35.9K-65.1K Franchise fee: $19.5K

Term of agreement: 10 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: $100K
Cash liquidity requirement: $40K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

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

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks