2015

With over one million lessons taught throughout the United States and thousands of happy, swimming families, SafeSplash has proven itself to be the best. We are dedicated to developing our students into confident, life-long swimmers. We would love to have you as part of our program and we hope to see you in our pools soon!

Year	Franchised	Change	Company-Owned	Change	Total	Change
2013	13	116.67%	11	83.33%	24	100.0%
2012	6	--	6	--	12	--

Investment Required

The initial franchise fee for a SafeSplash Swim School franchise is $40,000. SafeSplash Swim School provides the following range of investments required to open your initial franchise. The range assumes that all items are paid for in cash. To the extent that you choose to finance any of these expense items, your front-end investment could be substantially reduced.

Item	Established Low Range	Established High Range
Initial Franchise Fee	$20,000	$30,000
Training Expenses	$2,000	$8,000
Rent or Real Estate Expense (3 months)	$2,500	$10,000
Electronic Equipment	$3,000	$5,000
Signage	$1,000	$2,000
Inventory	$1,000	$4,000
Advertising	$5,000	$20,000
Monthly Service Fee	$1,500	$10,000
Furniture and Fixtures	$1,000	$5,000
Insurance	$2,000	$6,000
Additional Funds (3 months)	$6,000	$24,000
Total Investment	$45,000	$124,000

Ongoing Expenses

SafeSplash Swim School franchisees are responsible for the following ongoing expenses: a monthly CSC services fee equal to 20% of swimming revenues and registration fees, a national marketing and promotions fee equal to 2% of swimming revenues, and a local advertising expense equal to 2% of swimming revenues. Additional expenses include a monthly cooperative advertising contribution and a hosted location fee, among others.

What You Get: Training and Support

SafeSplash provides an initial training program to the new franchisee or company manager, which will be held in either Lone Tree or Parker, CO. The training program lasts five to ten days and consists of classroom instruction, on-site training, and off-site training. Topics covered include General Manager duties, staffing and hiring, billing training, local and national marketing, customer service training, and onsite school operations, among several others. Additional ongoing training will be provided on an as-needed basis, in the form of seminars, conventions, or continuing development programs for the benefit of franchisees.

Territory

SafeSplash Swim School does not grant exclusive territories.

Note: The tables and information regarding the number of operating units, investment required, ongoing expenses, training and territory grants were taken from the company's 2014 FDD.