Proshred Franchising Corp.

Founded: 2004 Franchising since: 2004

245 Yorkland Blvd., #100 Toronto, Ontario M4G 1N6

Phone: (416)490-8600

Franchisor has 50 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	12	0	0	0
2006	7	0	0	0
2005	6	0	0	0

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

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $359.5K-464.5K Franchise fee: $35K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6.5% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Third-party financing source(s): Diamond Financial

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K-100K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 1 week
• Ongoing support

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