Strickland's

Founded: 1936 Franchising since: 2002

388 S. Main St., #400 Akron, Ohio 44311

Phone: (330)564-1601

Franchisor has 3 employee(s); 1 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2006	14	0	0	0
2005	13	0	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, 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, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Vermont, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: County

Total investment: $224.5K-337K Franchise fee: $25K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: 15 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: $1M
Cash liquidity requirement: $250K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 6% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (94% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 50 hours
• As needed

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#496 (2006);

Top New Ranking:
#50 (2006);