Dry Cleaning Station

Founded: 1990 Franchising since: 1992

8301 Golden Valley Rd., #240 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55427

Phone: (800)655-8134

Franchisor has 10 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2008	81	0	0	0
2007	91	0	0	0
2006	95	0	0	0
2005	74	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, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $75K-707.5K Franchise fee: $25K-45K

Ongoing royalty fee: 4-5% Term of agreement: 15 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Third-party financing source(s): Wells Fargo & Comerica

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $100K-500K
Cash liquidity requirement: $30K-200K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• 58% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1-3 weeks
• At franchisee's location: up to 1 week

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#231 (2007); #440 (2006);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#83 (2006);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#167 (2007);