Kinderdance Int'l. Inc.

Founded: 1979 Franchising since: 1985
When founder Carol Kay Harsell's dance studio tripled in size in a matter of months, she wondered why her preschool dance program enrollment wasn't growing as well. After discussing the matter with CFO Bernard Friedman, Harsell realized the problem was that many young children were in child-care centers and preschools. When Friedman suggested they take their program to where the children were, the concept for Kinderdance International was born.

Within 30 days Harsell had 60 children from a local child-care center enrolled; within six months, she was marketing to the entire Phoenix, AZ area, offering on-site instruction to more than 30 child-care centers in the area.

Franchisees offer Kinderdance's innovative "education through dance" programs to thousands of children across North America, teaching at YMCAs, churches, public and private school systems, military bases and community centers, in addition to preschools and child-care centers.

1333 Gateway Dr., #1003 Melbourne, Florida 32901

Phone: (800)554-2334/ (321)984-4448 Franchisee Association Kinderdance Franchise Advisory Council

Franchisor has 7 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	110	2	5	1
2008	113	2	5	1
2007	113	2	3	1
2006	100	1	3	0
2005	112	1	2	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: 400,000+ population

Total investment: $14.95K-46.1K Franchise fee: $12K-40K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6-15% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $10K+
Cash liquidity requirement: $14.95K
Business Experience:

• Seeking energetic individuals who enjoy working with children

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 3% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters
• Annual continuing education conference : 3 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

• Press releases

Franchise 500® rank:
#354 (2009); #324 (2008); #476 (2007); #362 (2006); #268 (2005);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#81 (2009); #74 (2008); #99 (2006); #70 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#101 (2009); #90 (2008); #71 (2005);