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Units Franchise Group Inc.

Mobile self-storage units

Background

Founded: 2004 Franchising since: 2005
P.O. Box 80788
Charleston, South carolina 29416
Phone:
(866)569-8648


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 10 employee(s); 7 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2007 8 0 0 2
2006 3 0 0 2
2005 1 0 0 2

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 400,000+ population

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $254.2K-488.6K
Franchise fee: $40K-100K
Ongoing royalty fee: 8%
Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable


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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $750K
Cash liquidity requirement: $200K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills

Operations
  • 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (63% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 5 days
  • At franchisee's location: 5 days

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Grand opening
  • Internet
  • Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support
  • Co-op advertising
  • Ad slicks
  • National media
  • Regional advertising

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