Christian Brothers Automotive Corp.

Founded: 1982 Franchising since: 1996

15995 N. Barkers Landing, #145 Houston, Texas 77079

Phone: (281)870-8900

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 18 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	54	0	0	6
2008	48	0	0	5
2007	50	0	0	4
2006	39	0	0	3
2005	34	0	0	3

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Midwest, South, Southeast, Southwest, West

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 3-mile radius

Total investment: $340.6K-366.1K Franchise fee: $125K

Ongoing royalty fee: Varies Term of agreement: 16 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $75K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills
• Customer service

Operations

• 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

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

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Regional advertising