Super Wash

Founded: 1982 Franchising since: 2001

707 W. Lincolnway Morrison, Illinois 61270

Phone: (815)772-2111

Franchisor has 70 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2006	288	0	0	65
2005	266	0	0	68

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, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Total investment: $468K-1.1M Franchise fee: $9K

Ongoing royalty fee: Varies Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $500K
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Must be customer-service oriented

Operations

• 30-40% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.

Training

• Available at headquarters
• Available at franchisee's location
• Yes : ongoing

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks

Other marketing support

• Individual promotions, radio

Franchise 500® rank:
#121 (2007); #185 (2006); #131 (2005);

Top New Ranking:
#7 (2006); #3 (2005);