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Christmas Decor Inc.

Holiday & event decorating services

Year began: 1984 Franchising since: 1996
P.O. Box 5946 Lubbock, TX 79408-5946 Phone: (866)321-4077 Fax: (806)722-9627	Franchisor is a privately-held company with 24 employee(s); 20 employee(s) in franchise department. Franchisee Association Advisory council

Franchise Growth

Year

2008
2007
2006
2005
2004

U.S. Franchises

329
329
345
342
355

Canadian Franchises

19
19
18
16
17

Foreign Franchises

0
1
1
1
1

Company
Owned

0
0
0
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Where Seeking Franchisees

Nationwide

Outside the U.S.:

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 40,000-100,000+ base population

Costs & Fees

Total investment: $16.95K-59.4K
Franchise fee: $8.5K-28.5K
Ongoing royalty fee: 5%
Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable
Renewal fee: $2K

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

Operations

Franchise can be run from home
12-15% of all franchisees own more than one unit
Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 10
Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (51% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training & Support

TRAINING

Available at headquarters: 4 days
At regional locations: 4 days

ONGOING SUPPORT

Newsletter
Meetings
Toll-free phone line
Internet
Security/safety procedures
Purchasing cooperatives

MARKETING SUPPORT

Co-op advertising
Ad slicks
National media

Rankings in Entrepreneur magazine 2004-2008

Franchise 500® rank:
#229 (2008); #291 (2007); #236 (2006); #160 (2005); #319 (2004);

Top home based franchises:
#55 (2008); #81 (2007); #62 (2006); #37 (2005); #93 (2004);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#48 (2008); #75 (2007); #55 (2006); #38 (2005); #92 (2004);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#123 (2005);

Last Updated: 8/15/2008 12:00:00 AM