Steamatic Inc.

Founded: 1948 Franchising since: 1967

3333 Quorum Dr., #280 Fort Worth, Texas 76137

Phone: (800)527-1295 Franchisee Association Steamatic Executive Council

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 13 employee(s); 13 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	272	60	42	0
2008	--	--	--	--
2007	291	60	42	0
2006	291	60	42	0
2005	340	60	38	8

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, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 100,000-350,000 population

Total investment: $96.2K-166.96K Franchise fee: $7K-24K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5-8% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $75K
Cash liquidity requirement: $25K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 10
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• At regional training centers : 1 week

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks

Other marketing support

• National account marketing

Franchise 500® rank:
#272 (2008); #108 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#72 (2008); #22 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#101 (2005);