The Growth Coach

Founded: 2002 Franchising since: 2003
The Growth Coach is a business coaching franchise that helps small business owners, entrepreneurs, franchisees, managers, and self-employed professionals work more efficiently to drive their success and balance their life. Franchisees offer quarterly workshops, one-on-one coaching, and manager development programs using the company's Strategic Mindset program.

10700 Montgomery Rd., #300 Cincinnati, Ohio 45242

Phone: (888)292-7992

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 50 employee(s); 50 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	136	6	0	0
2008	156	2	0	0
2007	153	2	0	0
2006	137	2	0	0
2005	99	2	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, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 10,000 businesses

Total investment: $46.2K-75.4K Franchise fee: $36.9K

Ongoing royalty fee: $500-2K/mo. 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
Cash liquidity requirement: $30K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 5 days
• Ongoing training & boot camps

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Marketing plans & tools, publicity assistance, national accounts, Intranet, PR

Franchise 500® rank:
#310 (2009); #206 (2008); #198 (2007); #337 (2006);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#79 (2007); #93 (2005);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#70 (2009); #40 (2008); #45 (2007); #88 (2006);

Top New Ranking:
#8 (2008); #9 (2007); #21 (2006);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#87 (2009); #46 (2008); #55 (2007); #93 (2006);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#134 (2008); #151 (2007);