Young Rembrandts Franchise Inc.

Founded: 1988 Franchising since: 1997
Bette Fetter, a mother of three young children, was working at a preschool when a friend mentioned the difficulty she was having in finding art classes for young children. A watercolor artist with a degree in studio art, Fetter knew she was an ideal candidate to start such a program.

Her program, Young Rembrandts, focused on drawing, and Fetter was soon teaching it to preschool children. After years of fine-tuning, the techniques and subject matter were adapted to two age groups (3- to 5-year-olds and 6- to 12-year-olds), and the program was taken into day-care centers, parks and after-school programs.

Young Rembrandts franchises teach weekly drawing and cartooning classes and offer three-week drawing camps.

23 N. Union St. Elgin, Illinois 60123

Phone: (847)742-6966

Franchisor has 17 employee(s); 8 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	72	0	5	1
2008	70	0	4	2
2007	64	0	1	4
2006	57	0	1	3
2005	51	0	0	1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 40+/75+ elementary schools; 400,000-600,000 population

Total investment: $39.9K-49.6K Franchise fee: $31.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 10-8% 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
Net worth requirement: $100K
Cash liquidity requirement: $40K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills
• People skills, leadership skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 13% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 20
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 5 days

Ongoing Support

• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks

Other marketing support

• Full marketing package

Franchise 500® rank:
#410 (2009); #328 (2008); #479 (2007); #492 (2006); #368 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2008; 2005;

Low-Cost Franchises:
#91 (2009); #76 (2008); #105 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#93 (2008); #105 (2005);