The Bearclaw Coffee Co.

Founded: 2002 Franchising since: 2003

780 Taylor St. Chelsea, Michigan 48118

Phone: (734)395-3864

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 4 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	27	0	0	4
2008	24	0	0	2
2007	22	0	0	3
2006	14	0	0	2
2005	5	0	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

Total investment: $66.3K-280.9K Franchise fee: $24.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: Term of agreement not renewable

Express/kiosk option available

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-250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K

Operations

• 1% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 - 5
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• Available at franchisee's location

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Regional advertising