Filta

Founded: 1996 Franchising since: 1997

7075 Kingspointe Pkwy., #1 Orlando, Florida 32819

Phone: (407)996-5550

Franchisor has 12 employee(s); 22 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	147	10	134	0
2008	150	18	134	0
2007	128	15	125	0
2006	142	8	121	0
2005	114	1	117	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, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $79K-88.5K Franchise fee: $69.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 8% Term of agreement: 5 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
Cash liquidity requirement: $15K-30K
Business Experience:

• General business experience required for multi-unit developers

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed.

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 2-3 weeks

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• National media

Franchise 500® rank:
#325 (2008); #233 (2007); #227 (2006); #167 (2005);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#82 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#91 (2008); #64 (2007); #60 (2006); #40 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#195 (2008); #141 (2007); #131 (2006); #78 (2005);