Babies 'N' Bells Inc.

Founded: 1996 Franchising since: 1997
Dara Craft had been working in the marketing and advertising agency when she gave birth to her first child. Wanting to be a stay-at-home mother and still have a career, Craft investigated numerous homebased businesses she could start. In 1993, Craft founded Creation Celebration, a custom printing business. Three years later, the company changed its name to Babies 'N' Bells Inc.

Today, Babies 'N' Bells creates invitations, announcements and thank-you notes for numerous occasions. The company began franchising in 1997.

4489 Mira Vista Dr. Frisco, Texas 75034

Phone: (888)418-2229

Franchisor has 6 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2005	56	0	0	44

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: 700,000-900,000 population

Total investment: $16.7K-28.9K Franchise fee: $9K

Ongoing royalty fee: 8% Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $15K
Cash liquidity requirement: $15K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed.

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• National media