Franchise Sale

They are cosmetic studios started by Merle Norman way back in 1931. Her philosophy that really counted was trying before you buy. Even before she opened her first studio in Santa Monica in 1931 she would go around distributing her products to the neighbors so that would return as potential customers. They didn’t only return as customers but also started their own studios and presently there are numerous studios all over Canada and the United States. Carrying on the Merle Norman tradition franchisees now offer skin care ranging from cleansers and toners to sun defense. The franchises also offer a full line of cosmetics. The franchiser is a privately held company with 464 employees; and 10 extra for the franchise department. In 2003 it had 1287 US franchises that unfortunately became 1753 in 2007. It is presently seeking new franchises nationwide and also in Canada. The Merle Norman Cosmetics are quite famous for their quality products and rank 21^st in the list if the top 500 franchises around the world.

Sonic Drive in Restaurants is a drive-in hamburger restaurant, which was founded in 1954 and started franchising from 1959. It became the Sonic Industries Inc. in 1973 and got the name “Sonic-Drive” from Troy Smith Sr. who used his fifteen years of experience in the restaurant business to develop and well-establish the franchise program for Sonic. The company is based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with locations throughout United States and is a subsidiary of the Sonic Corp. The company’s stores recently got a facelift giving them a retro-futuristic look. The company had 200 employees, had 2,207 US franchises in 2003, which has now increased to 2,605 in 2007. Sonic follows an innovative scheme of bringing new franchisees in contact with established franchisees for better professional support. They are presently seeking new franchisees all over USA and even in Mexico. You can also opt for stores at exclusive territories that vary by market.

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Midas is a franchise that offers automotive repair services. It was founded in 1956 by Nate H. Sherman to supply mufflers and other system parts. It started franchising the same year and within a year 100 Midas shops opened in 40 states. Midas services shock absorbers, brakes, tires, batteries, radiators and heating and cooling systems and ranks 18^th in he list of the top 500 franchises around the world. It is a publicly held company with 200 employees and has another 10 employees exclusively for the franchise department. Its franchisee association is the IDMA International. In 2003 it had 1,615 US franchises that became 1,484 in 2006. Number of foreign franchises in 2003 was 755, which has increased to 823 in 2006. Presently the company is seeking for fresh franchisees nationwide and outside USA in Canada.

The Super 8 Motels offer economy motel lodging. It was started in the year 1974 and has franchising since 1976. Presently it has more than 1800 locations in United States and Canada. It is based in Parsippany, in New Jersey. Cendant is Super 8’s parent company, which along with it also owns hotel franchisers like Travelodge Hotels, Days Inns, Howard Jhonson, Ramada, Knights Inn, Wingate Inns and Villager. The company also owns the Jackson Hewitt Tax Services and several other real estate franchisers. The franchiser has 38 employees. The company had no foreign franchisees in 2003 and in 2006 it had 23. It is presently seeking franchisees both nationwide and worldwide and stores are also available in exclusive territories in varied sizes. The Super 8 Motels rank 20^th in the list of the top 500 franchises around the world, and that is supposedly quite an impressive place it has acquired.

Ace Hardware Corp. is a store that deals in hardware and home improvement.  It is a veteran in the field that started way back in the year 1924 and started franchising from 1976. It is a privately held company with 1100 employees and ranks 18^th in the list of the top 500 franchises around the world. It had around 208 foreign franchises in the year 2003 which did increase to 225 in 2007. But the number of US franchises has unfortunately reduced; it was 4,533 in 2003, which became 4,432 in 2007. Presently the company is seeking for new franchisees both nationwide and worldwide. Stores with a determined style are available in exclusive territories. Now those of you who have plans of joining this age-old lighting giant may know that a training for 2 weeks is available at the headquarters and also ongoing support is available at the franchisee’s location. The ongoing support comprises of newsletters, meetings, a grand opening, Internet and a toll free phone line, security and safety procedures, field operations and evaluations and purchasing cooperatives as well. On the other hand the marketing support provides cooperative advertising, national media, ad slicks and regional advertising as well.

The Liberty Tax Service provides Income Tax preparation services. It started way back in the year 1972 and started franchising form 1973 onwards. John Hewitt founder of the Jackson Hewitt Tax Service acquired a tax company that had been franchising in Canada since 1973. The company changed its name after the takeover and was renamed as the Liberty Tax Services. Now it offers franchises throughout United States and Canada. It is a privately held company with 250 employees and another 50 employees in the franchise department. It is associated with the National Advisory Council. The company owned around 18 franchises in 2003, which had become 42 by 2006. Number of US franchises was 1,103 in 2003, which also increased to 1,727 in 2006. So that appears to be a good development. Presently they are seeking for new franchisees nationwide and also in Canada. Exclusive territories are also available with a territory size of 30,000 populations near an H and R Block. Under its special programs the Liberty Tax Service offered free tax preparation in 2000 for the volunteers who work with young people.

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Century 21 Real Estate Agency is a firm that deals in real estate and ranks 16^th in the list of the top 500 franchises around the world. It started its business journey in the year 1971 and got into franchising the very next year. 4,032 was the number of US franchises that it owned in the year 2003, which rose to 4,460 in 2006 which quite a considerable growth. On the other hand the number of foreign franchises in 2003 was 2,266, which also saw a considerable growth and became 3,268 in 2006. Presently they are in search of new franchisees both nationwide and worldwide. Exclusive territories are available as well with a size of 1/4^th of a mile. For those of you who want to start of, as franchisees may know that at conventions and workshops on-going training and support is imparted via the Century 21 Learning System. The ongoing support comprises of newsletters, meetings, toll free phone line, Internet, field operations and evaluations. On the other hand the marketing support comprises of cooperative advertising, ad slicks, national media and regional advertising as well.

‘Curves’ is a women only fitness center that was started in the year 1992. A failing fitness center in Houston was taken over by a pre-med student Gary Heavin who was then just 20. He took over this place and within five years he turned the business around opening six other centers. After ten years in the business and with more than 17 centers in the list her business suddenly went down but he was not ready to give up, he took lessons from the strengths and weaknesses of his first chain and decided to open a second one, so in 1992 he started ‘Curves’ for Women in Harlingen, Texas. From 1995 he started franchising from 1995. The franchiser presently employs 50 people and another 40 for the franchise department and is presently seeking franchisees both nationwide and worldwide. In 2003 it had around 5205 US franchises, which rose to a 7875 in 2006. The company ranks 15^th in the list of the top 500 franchises around the world.

The Cold Stone Creamery is an ice cream producing company that specializes in Italian Sorbet. The company came into being in the year 1988 and started franchising from the year 1994. Presently it is ranking 14^th in the list of the top 500 franchises around the world. It owned around 423 US franchises in 2003, which has risen hugely to a 1328 in 2007. The franchiser is a privately held company with only 190 employees and an additional 11 working in the franchise department. Presently the Cold Stone Creamery is seeking franchisees both nationwide and worldwide and you can directly place a request by filling up their form available on the net. If you join them as a franchisee then you will be getting training available at the headquarters for 11 days and another for 3 days at your own location. You also automatically get an ongoing support from their purchasing cooperatives, field operations and evaluations, newsletter and meetings and even safety procedures. Other marketing supports will come from an in-house creative services group and a local store marketing support as well.

Jim Cavanaugh was a student at the University of Okhlahoma in 1968 and used to work as a night auditor at a hotel chain. Working there he realized that there was always a strong need for janitorial services in the office buildings. As a result he started marketing janitorial services in the day and cleaning buildings with his friends at night. Within a year he established Jani-King and started franchising from the year 1974. Now it is a commercial cleaning service that establishes franchisees with a customer base and charges fees depending on the size of the initial base. It presently employs 100 employees and has equal number of employees working in the franchise department. It had 8,506 US franchises running in the year 2003 which did become 9,933 in 2006. The number of foreign franchises has increased from 1,319 in 2003 to 1,630 in 2006. Presently it is seeking for franchisees both nationwide and worldwide, is available in exclusive territories also but the territory size is for master franchisees only. Under its special program plans Jani-King Int’l has different incentive programs for franchisees, which include rewards such as rebates and cruises. You can place a direct request for a franchise on the net for Jani-King by filling up the form, which is available on their personal site.