ComForcare Senior Services Inc.

Founded: 1996 Franchising since: 2001

2510 Telegraph Rd., #100 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48302

Phone: (800)886-4044

Franchisor has 15 employee(s); 7 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	120	1	1	1
2008	99	0	1	1
2007	93	0	0	1
2006	82	0	0	1
2005	57	0	0	1

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, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Asia, Australia/new zealand, Canada, Eastern europe, Western europe

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 250,000-400,000 total populations

Total investment: $69.5K-89.5K Franchise fee: $35K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5-3% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $125K
Cash liquidity requirement: $69.5K

Operations

• 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: Several times/year
• For key administrators of franchises as needed

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
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Online ordering, strategic alliances, PowerPoint presentations

Franchise 500® rank:
#295 (2009); #233 (2008); #246 (2007); #304 (2006); #384 (2005);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#58 (2007); #76 (2006); #108 (2005);

Top New Ranking:
#18 (2006); #30 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#197 (2008); #163 (2007);