Discovery Map Int'l.

Founded: 1987 Franchising since: 1999
In communities across the United States, visitors and newcomers are becoming acquainted with local landmarks and businesses with the help of Discovery Maps. The company, which was founded in 1987, publishes brochures with one side featuring a full-color map of the community, highlighting major streets, points of interest and advertisers. The other side includes listings and display ads from advertisers. Advertisers pay to have their business listed in the Discovery Map, which is free to consumers.

P.O. Box 1529 La Conner, Washington 98257

Phone: (877)820-7827/ (360)547-1374

Franchisor has 11 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	31	0	0	12
2006	30	0	0	3
2005	28	0	0	2

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: Varies

Total investment: $53K-83K Franchise fee: $25K-40K

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: $250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $35K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills
• Sales experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 8 days
• At franchisee's location: 1-3 days

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Regional advertising