Primrose School Franchising Co.

Founded: 1982 Franchising since: 1989

3660 Cedarcrest Rd. Acworth, Georgia 30101

Phone: (800)774-6767/ (770)529-4100

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 33 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	205	0	0	1
2008	187	0	0	1
2007	170	0	0	1
2006	156	0	0	1
2005	135	0	0	1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska, North carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $250K-4M Franchise fee: $70K

Ongoing royalty fee: 7% Term of agreement: 11 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $500K
Cash liquidity requirement: $350K-460K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills
• People skills

Operations

• 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 30
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 1 week
• At existing location : 1 week

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

• Radio

Franchise 500® rank:
#193 (2009); #164 (2008); #188 (2006); #264 (2005);