Fastframe USA Inc.

Founded: 1986 Franchising since: 1987
Started in Newcastle, England, the first American Fastframe store opened in Thousand Oaks, California, in 1986. Fastframe began franchising in 1987. Stores offer immediate turnaround using on-site custom framing. They can also locate hard-to-find or out-of-print pieces of art.

1200 Lawrence Dr., #300 Newbury Park, California 91320

Phone: (800)333-3225

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 20 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	239	0	31	0
2008	300	0	31	0
2007	312	0	20	0
2006	313	0	9	1
2005	318	0	12	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
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 50,000-75,000 population

Total investment: $105.7K-150.2K Franchise fee: $25K

Ongoing royalty fee: 7.5% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

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

• General business experience

Operations

• 31% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 1 week
• At regional locations : 1-2 days

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

• Consumer website

Franchise 500® rank:
#247 (2009); #220 (2007); #128 (2006); #104 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2009; 2007; 2006; 2005;

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#82 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#190 (2009); #169 (2007);