Expense Reduction Analysts Inc.

Founded: 1984 Franchising since: 1984

5050 Avenida Encinas, #200 Carlsbad, California 92008

Phone: (760)712-3609 Franchisee Association Licensee Advisory Council (LAC)

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 64 employee(s)

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	287	15	490	0
2008	206	0	0	0
2007	165	27	330	0
2006	50	39	312	0
2005	38	30	52	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

Total investment: $65.1K-81.3K Franchise fee: $59.9K

Ongoing royalty fee: 15% 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: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $54K-70K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 6% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters
• Available at franchisee's location

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Direct marketing

Franchise 500® rank:
#124 (2009); #217 (2008);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2009;

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#40 (2009);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#29 (2009); #50 (2008);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#97 (2009); #171 (2008);