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Desert Sun Tanning Salons is the largest tanning chain on the West Coast with over 60 locations now open and more coming soon to your neighborhood!

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Franchise Snapshot for Desert Sun Tanning

Cash Requirement:
$100,000 - $150,000
Total Capital Investment:
$368,300 - $610,500
Financing:
Yes, Via Third Party
Interesting Fact(s):
  • Entrepreneur Magazines #1 Tanning Franchise – Franchise 500 - (2008)
  • Franchise 500 - #152 (2008)
  • Franchise Business Review Top 50 Franchise (2008)
  • Franchising Since: 2005
  • Franchise fee: $50K
  • Royalty fee: 4% (year 1), 5% (year 2), 6% (year 3)
  • Franchise Agreement: 10 years with 10 year renewal
  • Absentee ownership of this franchise is allowed
  • High margin business
  • Low payroll & Inventory costs
  • Franchise Overview:
    Desert Sun Tanning Salons are excited about our growth and new developments within our franchise business. We are actively seeking franchisees to join the Desert Sun network.
     
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    Desert Sun Tanning News 'n Notes

    Tanning Franchise Leader Desert Sun Targets San Diego for Expansion

    Desert Sun Tanning Franchise Information:


    Desert Sun Tanning Salons & Palm Beach Tan...
    Entrepreneur Magazines #1 Tanning Franchise
    29th Annual Franchise 500 list.


    We invite you to join the many Desert Sun Tanning Salon and Palm Beach Tan franchise owners who are enjoying the success and rewards of owning and operating two of the best tanning franchises in the country. Our full service tanning salons, provide customers both UV and UV free tanning options in a clean, up-scale and spa like environment. Whether it’s the equipment we use, the product selection we offer, our services menu, the training and knowledge of our employees or the overall décor and aesthetic of our salons, our customers immediately enjoy a tanning experience that is unparalleled in the industry.

    Desert Sun Tanning Growth

    PBT and DST are leaders in the tanning industry with more than 244 corporate and franchised locations throughout the country. In addition the two companies have over 240 additional locations under construction or development agreement.

    The tanning industry continues to, no pun intended, get hotter every year. What started as a fad in the late 70’s is now a thriving $5 billion a year industry in the United States alone, servicing more than 30 million Americans.

    Our franchise support program is unparalleled in the industry and has been the key to our explosive growth. With Palm Beach Tan and Desert Sun Tanning you’ll get:

    • Professional real estate and construction advice
    • Comprehensive training
    • Cutting edge operating systems and back office
    • Innovative marketing support and strategies
    • Advanced performance reporting and IT support
    • A proven formula and name Brand recognition

    A PROVEN FORMULA

    Simply put, franchising is a network of independent and proven business relationships that allow a number of people to share:

    • Brand recognition
    • Successful methods of doing business
    • Proven marketing and distribution systems
    Franchising is one of the most popular methods for starting and growing a business in the United States today. When a franchisor provides the right business model and demand for the product is high, franchisees are well positioned to benefit from the power of branding.

    STRENGTH IN NUMBERS

    In the United States in 2005, more than 900,000 franchised establishments generated over $880 billion of direct economic output, or over 4.4 percent of the private sector economy. The franchise industry provided jobs for over 11 million American workers, or just over 8 percent of all U.S. private sector employment. Including the additional economic contribution of franchising activities, the overall economic contribution of franchised business was $2.3 trillion in 2005, or 11% of the US economy. These economic activities provided for than 20 million jobs for American workers, over 15 of all U.S. private sector employment.

    The franchising sector expanded by over 18 percent from 2001 to 2005, adding more than 140,000 new establishments, and creating more than 1.2 million new jobs. Direct economic output increased by more than 40 percent from 2001 to 2005, from $624.6 billion to $880.9 billion. Including the impact of additional economic activity that occurs outside of franchised businesses and because of franchising activities, the franchising industry added nearly 3 million jobs and over $780 billion of economic output to the U.S. economy.

    Such figures are no accident. The advantages of joining a reputable franchise generally include things like opening quicker, experiencing success sooner, quickly developing a customer base, taking less risk, and increasing the likelihood of profitability.

    WHAT TO LOOK FOR

    In choosing a franchise opportunity, you should look carefully at the franchisor’s philosophy of doing business. If the franchisor is building a system of interdependent franchisees that are committed to getting and keeping customers, growing faster than the market, growing faster than the competition, and achieving high margins, you have a franchisor worthy of serious consideration.

    We invite you to learn more about the exciting franchise opportunities awaiting you with Palm Bach Tan and Desert Sun Tanning Salons. Simply complete and submit the inquiry form below.

    Requirements for Qualification

    Desert Sun Tanning is currently only expanding in the following territories: AZ, CA, CO, ID, OR, WA and CANADA. Applicants must have $100,000 in liquid assets.

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