Stretch-N-Grow Int'l. Inc.

Founded: 1992 Franchising since: 1993
Upon finding out that she was pregnant, fitness enthusiast Jill Manly began directing her attention to infant and early childhood fitness. Through her research, Manly discovered a lack of fitness in young children and decided to do something about it. In 1992, after developing a curriculum for her classes, Manly started Stretch-n-Grow in Galveston, Texas.

Each Stretch-n-Grow class is about 45 minutes long, with 30 minutes of exercise and 15 minutes of discussion. Classes are taught at child-care and recreation centers, elementary schools, YMCA and YWCA centers, Mothers' Day Out programs and Head Start facilities. Instructors also provide classes for after-school programs, birthday parties and sports camps.

The company began franchising in 1993 and has locations in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, and Hong Kong, as well as the United States.

P.O. Box 7599 Seminole, Florida 33775

Phone: (800)348-0166/ (727)596-7614

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	266	6	49	0
2008	257	6	96	0
2007	234	6	52	0
2006	206	6	52	0
2005	191	7	51	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, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 100,000 population, 50 child care centers

Total investment: $23.7K Franchise fee: $22.6K

Ongoing royalty fee: $150/mo. Term of agreement: Term of agreement not renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $20K-25K
Business Experience:

• Must have desire to work with children

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 3 days
• At Dallas location : 3 days

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet

Marketing Support

• National media

Other marketing support

• Trade ads

Franchise 500® rank:
#202 (2009); #221 (2008); #217 (2007); #437 (2006); #239 (2005);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#40 (2009); #44 (2008); #51 (2007); #65 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#46 (2009); #51 (2008); #59 (2007); #66 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#156 (2009); #146 (2008); #145 (2007); #151 (2005);