I9 Sports

Founded: 2002 Franchising since: 2003
I9 Sports was founded by Frank V. Fiume, Jr., in 2002 and began franchising in 2003. Franchisees operate local youth sports leagues, tournaments, camps, clinics and special events. Sports include flag football, basketball, soccer, cheer, lacrosse and baseball/softball.

1723 S. Kings Ave. Brandon, Florida 33511

Phone: (800)975-2937

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 22 employee(s); 22 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	134	0	0	2
2008	118	0	0	0
2007	101	0	0	0
2006	80	0	0	2
2005	50	0	0	2

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

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Up to 350,000 population

Total investment: $45.9K-86.9K Franchise fee: $29.9K/39.9K

Ongoing royalty fee: 7.5% Term of agreement: 7 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $100K+
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K-60K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 2 days
• Optional refresher training available

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

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

Other marketing support

• Administrative, billing & commission payment support; sales & PR guidance; visits

Franchise 500® rank:
#241 (2009); #256 (2008);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#48 (2009); #56 (2008);

Top New Ranking:
#15 (2008);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#60 (2009); #66 (2008);