Alloy Wheel Repair

Founded: 2000 Franchising since: 2000

3100 Medlock Bridge Rd., #305 Norcross, Georgia 30071

Phone: (770)903-1236

Franchisor has 22 employee(s); 14 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	80	6	6	1
2006	75	3	6	9
2005	61	3	0	7

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: 250,000-1.5 million population

Total investment: $63.7K-133.5K Franchise fee: $35K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $50K-250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $35K+
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (85% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 3-5 days

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:
#267 (2008);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#71 (2008);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#188 (2008);