Ground Round I.O.C.

Founded: 1969 Franchising since: 1970

500 US Route One Freeport, Maine 04032

Phone: (207)865-4433

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 9 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	50	0	0	0
2006	57	0	0	0
2005	66	0	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.

Total investment: $995K-1.8M Franchise fee: $40K

Ongoing royalty fee: 2-3.5% Term of agreement: 10 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
Net worth requirement: $2M
Cash liquidity requirement: $500K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• 65% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• At franchisee's location: 14 days maximum

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising