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Entrepreneur: Start & Grow Your Business

Profit-Tell Int'l.

Audio marketing/advertising programs

Background

Founded: 1993 Franchising since: 2001
201 E. Ogden Ave., #112
Hinsdale, Illinois 60521
Phone:
(888)366-4653


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 7 employee(s); 7 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2007 23 1 0 1
2006 16 0 0 1
2005 19 0 0 1

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

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $42.9K-55K
Franchise fee: $34K
Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable


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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $125K
Cash liquidity requirement: $23.7K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience
  • Sales experience

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 1 week
  • At franchisee's location: As needed
  • Online training : 4 weeks

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Internet
  • Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support
  • Ad slicks
  • Regional advertising

Other marketing support
  • FAF fund that allocates funds & ad support to franchisees

Rankings

Franchise 500® rank:
#416 (2008); #433 (2006); #469 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2006;

Low-Cost Franchises:
#127 (2005);

Top New Ranking:
#36 (2006); #50 (2005);