Slim and Tone

Founded: 2002 Franchising since: 2002

10 Penn Valley Dr. Yardley, Pennsylvania 19067

Phone: (215)321-6661

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 7 employee(s); 7 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2005	116	1	5	0

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

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Up to 5 miles/50,000 population

Total investment: $46.6K-65.3K Franchise fee: $31.9K

Ongoing royalty fee: $395/mo. Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Third-party financing source(s): Island Leasing Services

Operations

• 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 4 days
• At franchisee's location: 3 days

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks

Other marketing support

• Marketing kit

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#40 (2005);