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Housewarmers

Neighborhood welcoming service

Background

Founded: 1999 Franchising since: 2002
6500 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, Texas 75206
Phone:
(214)534-5041


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 9 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2008 50 0 0 7
2007 50 0 0 7
2006 38 0 0 2
2005 20 0 0 1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. 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

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: By ZIP code

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $15.2K-55.9K
Franchise fee: $12.5K-50K
Ongoing royalty fee: 12%
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

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 3-4 days
  • At franchisee's location: 2 visits

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Internet
  • Security/safety procedures
  • Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support
  • Ad slicks

Other marketing support
  • Ad templates