Service Team of Professionals Inc.

Founded: 1971 Franchising since: 1996
Service Team of Professionals (STOP) was founded in 1971 by Mack Clark, a former employee with General Dynamics, Honeywell and BF Goodrich. STOP franchisees specialize in fire, smoke and water damage cleanup and restoration, deodorizing, and carpet and furniture repair.

10036 N.W. Ambassador Dr. Kansas City, Missouri 64153-1362

Phone: (800)452-8326/ (816)880-4746

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 4 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	43	0	0	0
2008	42	0	0	0
2007	42	0	0	0
2006	46	0	0	0
2005	35	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.
Territory size: 300,000 population

Special Programs
STOP inducts its top five franchisees into The President's Club, an incentive program that awards them with $1,000 for equipment and a four-day cruise for the franchisee and their spouse. Each year the number one franchisee is awarded $10,000.

Total investment: $48K-103K Franchise fee: $32K/38K

Ongoing royalty fee: 7-9% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

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

• Aptitude for management, ability to follow directions

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• Training conventions : 3 per year

Ongoing Support

• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks

Other marketing support

• Fully-integrated marketing program, national marketing

Franchise 500® rank:
#392 (2008); #334 (2007);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#93 (2008); #91 (2007);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#98 (2007);