Executive Tans

Founded: 1991 Franchising since: 1995
Wayne Smeal opened the first Executive Tans in Denver in 1991. The company now operates salons throughout the Southwest that offer customers tanning services and massages as well as swimwear and tanning products.

603 Park Point Dr., #224 Golden, Colorado 80401

Phone: (877)393-2826/ (303)988-9999

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 7 employee(s); 6 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	35	0	0	0
2006	47	0	0	0
2005	87	1	0	0

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

Special Programs
Executive Tans donates to silent auctions benefiting organizations such as the Ronald McDonald House and the National Cancer Society.

Total investment: $258K-448K Franchise fee: to $25K

Ongoing royalty fee: $795/mo. Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Express/kiosk option available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $40K-60K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• 14% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (81% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 1 week
• At off-site locations : Periodically

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
• National media
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Radio

Franchise 500® rank:
#341 (2006); #341 (2005);