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Cartridge Wiz

Ink & toner cartridge sales/printing supplies

Background

Founded: 1989 Franchising since: 2006
5153 Commercial Cir., #B
Concord, California 94520
Phone:
(800)266-9110


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 30 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2007 3 0 0 1
2006 1 0 0 1
2005 N/A N/A N/A 0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 60,000 population

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $73K-161K
Franchise fee: $33K
Ongoing royalty fee: 6%
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: $200K
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K
Business Experience:
  • Sales/customer service experience

Operations
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 4 days

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Grand opening
  • Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support
  • Ad slicks

Other marketing support
  • Direct mail