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Entrepreneur: Start & Grow Your Business

Smart View Window Solutions

Residential & commercial window tinting

Background

Founded: 2008 Franchising since: 2008
4444 W. 147th St.
Midlothian, Illinois 60445
Phone:
(800)581-8468/ (708)389-5922


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 27 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2009 4 0 0 0
2008 2 0 0 0
2007 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2006 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2005 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Where Seeking Franchisees
Not available in the U.S.

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: By ZIP code, 20,000+ qualified households

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $80.6K-88.1K
Franchise fee: $30K
Ongoing royalty fee: $300-600/wk.
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable


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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K+
Cash liquidity requirement: $30K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience
  • Sales experience

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 8-10 days
  • At franchisee's location: 2 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