The Pool Doctors

Founded: 1981 Franchising since: 2003

12 Prestwick Wy. Trabuco Canyon, California 92679

Phone: (949)713-7622

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 3 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2006	6	0	2	1
2005	6	0	2	1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, New mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, United states

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Varies

Total investment: $12K-38K Franchise fee: $7K

Ongoing royalty fee: 4% Term of agreement: 5 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
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

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 - 10
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 1-3 days

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• National media

Other marketing support

• Internet