Silver Cross

Founded: 1993 Franchising since: 1994

1005 Skyview Dr., #200 Burlington, Ontario L7P 5B1

Phone: (800)572-9310

Franchisor has 3 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	5	10	0	0
2006	4	10	0	0
2005	2	9	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Vermont, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Canada

Total investment: $121.3K-171.3K Franchise fee: $45K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 5 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
Net worth requirement: $350K
Cash liquidity requirement: $117.3K-171.3K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• 7% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 6 days
• At franchisee's location: 3-4 days
• Continuous support

Ongoing Support

• Meetings
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks

Franchise 500® rank:
#443 (2006);