1. What type of person makes the best franchisee?
As a Preppy Pet franchisee, you will recruit and manage a staff of 2 to 10 employees once you have been open and are established. Your employees will run, care for, and play with the pets your customers leave at your facility. Often, they will take calls from customers and help them at the counter. Feeding, washing the pets and cleaning their suites are other important roles for your staff. Choosing the right people, training, motivating and managing them is an important aspect of your success. Most owners manage the sales process, procurement, advertising and the finances of their businesses. A strong commitment to providing outstanding care to the pets entrusted to you is critical, as is a desire to run a successful business.

2. How large is a Protected Territory?
You will receive the exclusive rights to a large geographic area that will prevent others from opening a Preppy Pet Suites within a defined territory however, you are permitted to take in pets owned by any customer from other locations.

3. How long will it take to get started?
You are in control of many of the variables in getting your unit open. Finding a good location and getting your facility ready promptly helps most units open in 90 days from the signing of a lease. We try to schedule your training as soon as you are available after you've signed your lease. Preppy Pet has many advantages for a quick and easy startup such as manufacturing our own kennel suites.

4. How much does a Preppy Pet Suites Franchise cost to open?
We charge an initial franchise fee of $29,500 to help offset our costs of recruiting you and helping you launch and run your business. In addition, you should have a minimum of $59,250 to cover initial equipment, remodeling and lease payments. Typically at least $25,000 in credit line or cash should be available as needed to offset costs that exceed your profits in the early months. We estimate that most franchisees will need at least $125,000 plus available credit line and in most cases this is much less than opening a kennel on your own independently.

5. Is any financing available?
Preppy Pet does not directly offer financing to prospective franchisees, but we may be able to guide you in finding funds for your business. We work with several companies that handle SBA loans to 401K exchanges.

6. Do I buy my equipment from Preppy Pet Suites?
Preppy Pet has developed a superior design for kennel suites using multiple panel sizes modular kennels, giving you the greatest flexibility in setting up your facility. These can only be obtained from us and only our Franchisees will have the benefit of purchasing these wholesale modular kennels. Other materials and supplies can be purchased from our vendor list direct with savings negotiated by our network. This is a major savings for cost of sales as some franchises sell you products that you must purchase at a premium.

7. Do I have to buy a van to operate my franchise?
Our customers deliver their pets to us and pick them up after their workday or vacation so you don't need to purchase and insure any vehicles.

8. What are the ongoing costs of a franchise?
Like most franchisors, we charge a royalty on your ongoing sales. This motivates us to help you grow your business and increase sales, year to year, resulting in an increased revenue stream for Preppy Pet Suites. Unlike our competitors, we reward high achievers by lowering their royalty percentage as low as 4% of gross sales. We also have a very low minimum fee that are ridiculous from some franchisors, We also have no administrative fees, no website maintenance fees, no webcam fees, No kennel software upgrade fees and more that you need to be aware of from some franchisors that may lead to a very high costs of sales along with a poor return on investment.

9. How much can I earn now (Return On Investment) and will it build equity for the future?
We are unable to provide predictions of how much you will earn in your specific franchise, however, we do include Revenue and Labor costs in our Offering Circular. Your ability and willingness to execute the business plan we'll share with you during your training will be a prime factor in your success. You control your profit margins and expenses in your franchise. You will be pleasantly surprised in how much equity you should gain in building your Preppy pet Suites pet care business.

10. What are the major differences from Preppy Pet Franchises and other pet care franchises?
Preppy Pet Franchises is the only affordable pet care franchise that offers full capacity for overnight boarding of all pets, along with doggie daycare and spa services. Our method of opening an effective upscale pet boarding, doggie daycare facility along with operating efficiently is part of our complete business plan. Our preppy-themed charms the customer with our Country club, Racquet club and Yacht club play areas, plus our Suites located in our Martha's Vineyard, Hampton's, and Cape Cod areas.

11. How is Preppy Pet Suites pet care different from other Independents, Chains, or Franchises?
Most upscale pet boarding facilities are forced to overcharge for their services due to an exuberant start- up costs along with operational costs that causes such a high breakeven. Most pet boarding facilities charge customers the same to board a 3lb Chihuahua or 150lb Great Dane and also you are forced to purchase play even though it is a 12 year lab with arthritis.
Preppy Pet Suites is not a one price, one size fits all facility. Because we manufacture our own kennel suites, our franchisee owners can offer their customers many options to fit each pet family needs. To learn more click on Pet Care FAQ

12. Why Pet Care over other type businesses that we looked at?
The pet industry is booming and is growing each year with now over $40 billion dollars spent annually on pets. Pet care business is easier to run, with a lot less daily customers needed, no hard to find full time skilled labor, little inventory to control, handling, shrinkage or spoilage plus very little cash handling and its problems? If you love pets, especially dogs, you will love your job and have fun at work. All the best business advisors say the same thing: "Follow your passion and you'll find success."

13. Why a Preppy Pet Suites franchise over opening an independent pet care facility?
Dept. of Commerce Study: Only 28% of Independent start-ups are still in business after 5 years! While over 90% of Franchised ventures survive their first five years in business. Many reasons for this, some such as demographic research, lease or purchase negotiation, zoning issues for your location, complete proven business plan. Preppy Pet offers you the ability to be part of a growing network, where strength in numbers is so important to survive against other franchises and major chains now entering into this industry. You will have access to our complete business plan which includes our proprietary kennel suites, network purchasing power, accounting and kennel software, training, quick start marketing program, on-going support, and more. Preppy Pet Franchises can offer a much quicker and less costly opening than you may do on your own!

14. What steps should I take to further explore the Preppy Pet Suites Franchise?
So that we can gain a better understanding of you, we ask that you complete our Qualification Sheet and forward it to us. After we review this information, if we agree that you're a good candidate for our system, we'll invite you to visit us in Orlando, Florida to gain a clearer understanding of our business. Before you reach a decision to join the Preppy Pet system, we ask that you review our federally-mandated Uniform Franchise Offering Circular. This 72 page package completely explains the terms of our offering and includes a copy of the Franchise Agreement that you will sign. We will present a copy of this document to you when you visit us and answer any questions that may arise from its review. Click on Qualification Sheet, complete it and fax back to 407-420-1068