Woodcraft Franchise LLC

Founded: 1928 Franchising since: 1997
Woodcraft was founded in 1928 as a small supply source for Boston's North End cabinetmakers. Affiliated with Woodcraft Supply Corp., the Woodcraft franchise program started in 1997. The company has more than 32 locations throughout the United States. The private company is based in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

1177 Rosemar Rd., P.O. Box 245 Parkersburg, West virginia 26105

Phone: (304)422-5412 Franchisee Association Franchise Advisory Council

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 80 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2008	88	0	0	3
2007	82	0	0	3
2006	79	0	0	3
2005	74	0	0	4

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, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 350,000+ population

Total investment: $505.3K-650.3K Franchise fee: $50K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $150K
Business Experience:

• Must love woodworking

Operations

• 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 9
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 2-3 weeks

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#373 (2009); #353 (2008); #296 (2007); #421 (2006); #472 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2008;