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Entrepreneur: Start & Grow Your Business

SandFree Inc.

Wood floor refinishing

Background

Founded: 2001 Franchising since: 2002
116 Cricket Ave.
Ardmore, Pennsylvania 19003
Phone:
(888)202-3794


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 14 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2008 3 0 0 1
2007 -- -- -- --
2006 2 1 0 1
2005 1 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

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $48.5K
Franchise fee: $20K
Ongoing royalty fee: 5%
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable


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

Qualifications
Business Experience:
  • General business experience

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 3
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 3 days+

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Internet
  • Field operations/evaluations
  • Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support
  • Co-op advertising
  • Ad slicks
  • National media
  • Regional advertising

Other marketing support
  • Trade show supplies