Franchise Opportunity

Mission Statement

Stop & Shred is committed to meeting our customers' needs through honesty, integrity, and security. To train our franchise owners in the principles of business success, to create a greener environment for their community, and to live happy and prosperous lives.

Document Destruction and Recycling is a Rapidly Growing Business. Important business and personal documents such as: credit card statements, tax forms, business files and any monthly statements containing personal information should not be disposed of in the trash. Potential customers are becoming more aware of the hazards and liability of identity theft and the necessity to be in compliance with Federal Laws* mandating the destruction of documents.

Company Description

Stop & Shred is a document destruction service that operates from a retail store front that is open to the general public as a "walk-in" business for individuals, organizations, and small, medium, and large businesses. Stop & Shred also provides containers and regular pick-up services. Shredding is done in full view in a clean, secure environment by a commercial shredder.

Key Advantages of a Stop & Shred Franchise

• Stop & Shred's business is driven and sustained by Federal Laws* and the public demand for protection from identity theft and fraud.
• Low investment capital.
• Semi-absentee ownership.
• Few employees.
• Normal business hours.
• Low monthly operating expenses.
• Low fixed monthly royalty fees.
• No special prior experience, training or education is required.

Training and Support

Each franchise owner is thoroughly trained in our sales program and operating our shredder at the training facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Advertising... We will provide franchise owners with guidelines and materials to promote your business:

• Newspaper ads
• Business cards and stationery
• Television and Radio spots
• Grand opening ads
• Full color brochure
• Clothing with Stop & Shred logo
• Storefront signage
• Web site inclusion for our franchise owners

Build Out... Includes:

• A finished Stop & Shred designed interior
• Complete with customized commercial shredder and computer system
• Signage
• Totes
• And logo branded banker boxes.

Promotions... We can provide the franchise owner with special advertising for their own community:

• Charity fund raising
• High school programs, etc.

Operating Manual... A manual is provided for day-to-day operations and for help in hiring employees.

Expenses

This Chart is an estimate of the costs you will incur to open one Stop & Shred Franchise unit.

The materials on this website regarding the Stop & Shred franchise opportunity are for general information only and are not intended to be the offer of a franchise to anyone accessing this site. Offers and sales of a franchise are made only after the delivery of an effective franchise offering circular in compliance with applicable federal and state law.

This franchise is not being offered to residents of the following states at this time; however, this is subject to change: California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. This communication is not directed to any person in the states listed above by or on behalf of the franchisor or anyone acting with the franchisor's knowledge.

No franchises can be offered or sold in the states listed above until the offering has been registered and declared effective by the appropriate regulatory authority and the uniform franchise offering circular has been delivered to the offeree before the sale within the applicable time frame. This franchise is offered only by delivery of a franchise offering circular.