Sweet Beginnings

Founded: 1997 Franchising since: 2004

105-1037 W. Broadway Vancouver, British columbia V6H 1E3

Phone: (866)730-5553/ (604)738-9552

Franchisor has 4 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	2	13	0	2
2006	1	15	0	0
2005	0	3	0	2

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
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 50,000-350,000 population

Total investment: $29.1K-44.7K Franchise fee: $10K-20K

Ongoing royalty fee: $300/mo. Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $50K-100K
Cash liquidity requirement: $35K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 5 days
• At franchisee's location: 3 days

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Internet
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks