TSS Photography

Founded: 1983 Franchising since: 1984
The Sports Section was founded in 1983 by R. Daniel Burgner and Carl Hansson. It began franchising in 1984 with the formation of its parent company, B&H Products Inc. The Sports Section, which has locations in the United States and Canada, is based in Duluth, Georgia.

2150 Boggs Rd., #200 Duluth, Georgia 30096

Phone: (866)877-4746

Franchisor has 130 employee(s); 35 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	217	0	7	1
2008	225	0	7	1
2007	229	0	7	1
2006	228	0	12	0
2005	225	0	15	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

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 100,000-500,000+ population

Total investment: $27.3K-73.2K Franchise fee: $10K-39.7K

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	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $16.4K-51K
Business Experience:

• Marketing skills
• Sales experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 35% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 3 days
• At franchisee's location: 5 days

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Relationships w/national organizations

Franchise 500® rank:
#288 (2008); #261 (2007); #249 (2006); #191 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2008; 2007; 2006; 2005;

Low-Cost Franchises:
#62 (2008); #65 (2007); #58 (2006); #50 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#77 (2008); #69 (2007); #66 (2006); #52 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#183 (2007); #162 (2006); #118 (2005);