| Your request for information |
| Upon receiving your initial inquiry, we confirm your prequalification and direct an information package to you. |
| Follow-up telephone discussion |
| We contact you to learn more about your background, timing, financial resources, your interest in the senior care industry and market area of choice. |
| Completion of the confidential questionnaire |
| Your confidential questionnaire is received at the Comfort Keepers Franchise Support Office, and we review together by phone appointment. |
| Continued discussion by phone appointment or email |
| We continue to communicate with you to answer further questions and explain the Comfort Keepers business model in detail. |
| Invitation and acceptance to attend a Discovery Day at the CK Franchise Support Office in Dayton, Ohio |
| We hold scheduled Discovery Days several times each month to provide a personal view for qualified franchise candidates to learn more about the Comfort Keepers franchise success story. We provide a package of advance information to you when you reserve your attendance in an upcoming Comfort Keepers Discovery Day. |
| Attendance at Discovery Day and Uniform Franchise Offering Circular disclosure |
| This is a complete day (8-9 hours) and enables us to get to know each other better. We provide you with our Uniform Franchise Offering Circular, as required per the Federal Trade Commission. You see first-hand the CK Team that you would be working with and establish potential relationships. It also enables us to personally evaluate your interest for review of franchise approval. — A mutual evaluation day to help you make an informed decision. |
| CK approval of your application package |
| After your visit, the Comfort Keepers Franchise Support Team reviews your confidential questionnaire information and determines your final approval for moving ahead with a Comfort Keepers franchise. |
| If approved, congratulations! |
| We communicate to you the determination of our review. Upon final approval, you move on to defining and confirming your exclusive territory. |
| Defining & confirming of franchise territory |
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Utilizing the demographics and zip code software provided by CK Franchising and drawing upon our information provided during Discovery Day, you develop the zip codes for your franchise territory and submit them for review and approval by CK. At your request, we can assist you through this process by telephone or email.
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| Territory Deposit Agreement |
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Upon approval of the territory, you mail in your territory deposit agreement with a deposit check in the amount of $3,000 which secures two seats in an upcoming new owner training class (these are 8-day training sessions offered during scheduled weeks every month) and effectively takes your proposed territory "off the market."
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| Franchise agreement signature |
| Your new franchise agreement is mailed to you for signing, then you return it with your check for the balance of the franchise fee, which is currently $29,500. |
The franchising information contained in this website is not intended as an offer to sell a franchise or the solicitation of an offer to buy a franchise. The following states and provinces regulate the offer and sale of franchises and/or business opportunities: Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin in the United States, and the provinces of Albert, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island in Canada. If you are a resident of one of these states or provinces, we will not offer or sell you a franchise unless and until we have complied with the applicable presale registration and disclosure requirements in your state or province.
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Our Franchise Process 
