MARS Int'l. Inc.

Founded: 1998 Franchising since: 1998

1360 Post and Paddock Grand Prairie, Texas 75050

Phone: (972)647-6277

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 22 employee(s); 6 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2008	377	0	3	0
2007	386	0	0	0
2006	306	0	0	0
2005	266	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
Outside the U.S.: Canada, Western europe

Total investment: $500-147K Franchise fee: $500-60K

Ongoing royalty fee: 10% Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Third-party financing source(s): the SBA & banks

Qualifications
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

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

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• National media

Other marketing support

• Online business development center

Franchise 500® rank:
#215 (2009); #126 (2008); #174 (2007); #149 (2006);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2008; 2007; 2006;

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#52 (2008); #68 (2007); #65 (2006);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#42 (2009); #29 (2008); #39 (2007); #34 (2006);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#51 (2009); #29 (2008); #47 (2007); #36 (2006);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#166 (2009); #106 (2008); #130 (2007); #113 (2006);