The Tan Company

Founded: 1994 Franchising since: 2001

11 Champion Dr. Fenton, Missouri 63026

Phone: (888)688-8222/ (636)305-8222

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 23 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	53	0	0	17
2008	55	0	0	18
2007	42	0	0	26
2006	39	0	0	26
2005	41	0	0	16

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

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $312.9K-666.5K Franchise fee: $30K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $60K-125K

Operations

• 29% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 5
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (40% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 4 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

Franchise 500® rank:
#389 (2009); #368 (2007);