UBuildIt

Founded: 1988 Franchising since: 1998
UBuildIt was founded in 1988 by Chuck Warrender and has been franchising since 1998. UBuildIt helps customers who want to do their own building or remodeling projects but aren't sure where to start. Franchisees assist customers in the planning and construction process with tasks such as obtaining plans, permits, subcontractors, financing and site inspections. The company is based in Kirkland, Washington.

19015 N. Creek Pkwy., #103 Bothell, Washington 98011

Phone: (800)992-4357/ (425)821-6200

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 25 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2008	91	0	0	0
2007	105	0	0	0
2006	117	0	0	0
2005	112	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, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Total investment: $55.7K-159K Franchise fee: $29.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5-8% Term of agreement: 10 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	No
Payroll	No	Yes

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $100K
Cash liquidity requirement: $40K-100K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills
• Sales skills

Operations

• 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• Annual convention/training : 3 days

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#375 (2008); #279 (2007); #363 (2006); #424 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2007;