Pet Butler

Founded: 1988 Franchising since: 2005

2611 Westgrove, #108 Carrollton, Texas 75006

Phone: (800)738-2885

Franchisor has 15 employee(s); 14 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	128	0	0	0
2008	132	0	0	0
2007	91	0	0	21
2006	52	0	0	18
2005	4	0	0	10

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: 180,000-200,000 population

Total investment: $39.5K-92K Franchise fee: $29.9K

Ongoing royalty fee: 7% Term of agreement: 10 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

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (96% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 5 days
• Video, conference calls, manuals

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

• Customer service, billing & collections

Franchise 500® rank:
#481 (2009); #388 (2008);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#56 (2009); #83 (2007);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#91 (2008);

Top New Ranking:
#29 (2008);