Vital Dent

Founded: 1989 Franchising since: 1995

924 Bergen Ave., #A Jersey City, New jersey 07306

Phone: (212)967-2400

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 17 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	16	0	300	25
2006	16	0	300	25
2005	0	0	250	20

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Northeast, Southeast, United states
Outside the U.S.: Western europe

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $512.5K-797K Franchise fee: $45K-60K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% 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
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters
• Available at franchisee's location

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Internet