| Year business began:
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1976 |
| Year opportunity
offered: |
1978 |
| Address: |
500 Howard\ |
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San Francisco, CA
94105 |
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Phone:
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(415)278-7925 |
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Fax:
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(415)278-7452 |
| Website |
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| E-Mail |
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| Employees at headquarters: |
320, 20 in franchise
dept |
| Number of Franchises
|
289 US, 19 Canada,
239 Foreign |
| Seeking associates:
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Nationwide |
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Worldwide |
| Franchise Fee |
$45,000 |
| Total investment: |
$142.6K-286.8K |
|
Financing available: |
No |
| Ongoing royalty
fee: |
6% |
| Term of
agreement: |
10 years, renewable |
| Renewal fee: |
10% of initial
franchise fee |
| Qualifications |
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| Net worth
requirement: |
$250K |
| Cash liquidity
requirement: |
$70K |
| Business Experience: |
General business
experience |
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| Training |
Available
at headquarters: 8 days |
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At regional
location: 2 days biannually |
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| Support |
Newsletter |
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Meetings |
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Toll-free phone line |
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Grand opening |
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Internet |
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Field
operations/evaluations |
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Purchasing
cooperatives |
| Other |
44% of all
franchisees own more than one unit |
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Number of employees
needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4 |
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Absentee ownership
of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current
franchisees are owner/operators) |
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