System4

Founded: 2003 Franchising since: 2003

4700 Rockside Rd., #610 Independence, Ohio 44131

Phone: (216)524-6100

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 10 employee(s); 10 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	948	0	0	0
2008	704	0	0	0
2007	467	0	0	0
2006	283	0	0	0
2005	108	0	0	0

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

Total investment: $5.5K-37.8K Franchise fee: $4.4K-32K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 20 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	Yes	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $10K
Cash liquidity requirement: $5K

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• At franchisee's location: 3 days
• Seminars : 1 day each

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#72 (2009); #121 (2008); #188 (2007); #405 (2006);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#18 (2009); #19 (2008); #20 (2007); #37 (2006);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#18 (2009); #27 (2008); #43 (2007);

Top New Ranking:
#4 (2008); #7 (2007); #31 (2006);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#16 (2009); #27 (2008); #52 (2007);