Window Gang

Founded: 1986 Franchising since: 1996
Tim McCullen founded Window Gang in 1986 in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina as a summer job. As the company gained clients, McCullen decided to franchise beginning in 1996. Window Gang has locations along the East Coast from Virginia to Georgia. The private company is based in Morrisville, North Carolina.

1509 Ann Beaufort, North carolina 28516

Phone: (877)946-4264

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 6 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	159	21	0	6
2008	159	21	0	0
2007	159	20	0	0
2006	159	20	0	0
2005	148	20	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Canada, Mexico

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: By county

Total investment: $40K-100K+ Franchise fee: $25K-100K+

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Third-party financing source(s): established banks & automobile purchase plans

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $50K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience:

• Marketing skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 65% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (85% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 7-14 days
• At franchisee's location: 7 days

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

Other marketing support

• Internet

Franchise 500® rank:
#274 (2009); #153 (2007); #150 (2006); #241 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2007; 2005;

Low-Cost Franchises:
#59 (2009); #66 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#73 (2009); #41 (2007); #37 (2006); #67 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#122 (2007); #119 (2006); #150 (2005);