The Utility Company

Founded: 2006 Franchising since: 2006

One Hines Rd., #101 Ottawa, Ontario K2K 3C7

Phone: (613)591-9800

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 15 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	36	17	0	1
2008	28	13	0	1
2007	10	8	0	0
2006	1	3	0	0
2005	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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
Outside the U.S.: Canada

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 2.5K small/medium businesses

Total investment: $36.3K-61.9K Franchise fee: $30K U.S.

Ongoing royalty fee: 7% Term of agreement: 5 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
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 3
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters
• Available at franchisee's location

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

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

Franchise 500® rank:
#443 (2009);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#99 (2009);

Top New Ranking:
#47 (2009);