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Background

Founded: 2000 Franchising since: 2005

4455 N. Elston Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60630

Phone:
(248)476-6666

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 30 employee(s); 12 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2006	3	0	0	1
2005	2	0	0	2

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, 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: 18K businesses each territory

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $299.1K-365.95K
Franchise fee: $25K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5%
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	Yes	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: $45K
Business Experience:

General business experience
Marketing skills

Operations

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 5
Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)