Red Wheel Fundraising

Founded: 1982 Franchising since: 1988

16 S. 15th St. Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Phone: (712)325-5414

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 20 employee(s); 1 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	12	0	0	0
2008	12	0	0	0
2007	11	0	0	0
2006	12	0	0	0
2005	14	0	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 1 million population

Total investment: $43K-95K Franchise fee: $20K

Ongoing royalty fee: 8% 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
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 3
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 30 hours+
• At franchisee's location: 8 hours+
• At existing franchisees' locations : 30 hours+

Ongoing Support

• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising