Ductz Int'l. Inc.

Founded: 2001 Franchising since: 2003

731 Fairfield Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108

Phone: (877)382-8987

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 17 employee(s); 6 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	171	0	0	2
2008	122	0	1	2
2007	86	0	1	4
2006	54	0	2	1
2005	5	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

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 270,000 population; 100,000 households

Total investment: $69K-89K Franchise fee: $44.9K

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

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $100K
Cash liquidity requirement: $10K-30K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 17% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• National media
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• PR

Franchise 500® rank:
#218 (2009); #248 (2008); #418 (2007);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2009; 2008;

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#82 (2009);

Top New Ranking:
#13 (2008); #38 (2007);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#53 (2009); #63 (2008);