“I think I like The TAN Company®!"
"What happens next?"
"How do we make this happen?”

1.    Tell us you’re interested.  

Call or send us an e-mail of when the best time to contact you is. . . and whether by e-mail or phone. Request an application is you want to expedite the process.

2.    Visit a TAN Company tanning salon if one is nearby.

Once you have received The TAN Company information and had a chance to talk to a company representative by phone or in person, and like what you see . . . if you haven’t yet visited an open Tan Company Salon, now would be a good time to do so.

Visit as a customer, look around, see what is happening, and watch other customers and how they are treated. See The TAN Company system at work.  Form your own opinions.

3.    Complete an application and mail / fax it to:

                        The TAN Company®
                        Attn:  New Franchise Development
                        11 Champion Drive
                        Fenton, MO 63026
                        Or fax to
                        (636) 305-9444

(An application can be requested via e-mail or phone call.) Upon receipt, we will review your business experience, financial qualifications, and area(s) of interest. Then, contact you to schedule a phone call.

4.    Let’s talk seriously:

We’ll call you at a pre-established time that is mutually convenient to both of us. If you wish to include a spouse or business partner in a conference call, please let us know and we’ll make arrangements.

The call is both free-flowing and structured. First we’d like to learn much more about you and what you want, your plans and thoughts. Then we share more information about The TAN Company, our company and goals. Then a very open conversation about whether your plans and interests coincide with ours, and whether it’s worth going on to the next step.

 Special Note:

Hopefully by this time we’re becoming friends and are developing a mutual respect based upon knowledge, candor and common interest.  We’ve found that there are two good answers in life,“yes” and “no”.  If you’re not interested, please tell us “no”.  We’ll appreciate it.  It will save you from our follow-up, and we’ll part as friends respecting each other.

5.    Discovery Day!  Come meet us.

Schedule a visit to The TAN Company® corporate office in Fenton, MO (St. Louis). We’ll send you a Franchise Offering Circular (UFOC) prior to the trip. It is an offer to sell you a franchise if you qualify. It discloses relevant information about us (our financials, bios of key individuals, list of franchisees, etc.), and also contains the franchise document and other relevant agreements. Getting to St. Louis is your expense; we’ll pick up the room and meals.  Plan to arrive late afternoon, and we’ll meet you at the airport (unless you’re driving in) and take you to the hotel. That evening, we’ll go out for a casual dinner. The next morning it’s ‘meet the team’, time to talk Marketing, Training, Operations, Business Practices, Site Selection and Development, and Management. We’ll get you on your way at a reasonable time.
But first, it’s time for a choice.  Do you want to become a franchisee?  What are the open questions?

6.    Let’s do it!

We will begin preparing the final documents for your review and signature.  We will also notify The TAN Company Team and set in motion the support effort to help you have a great opening. Sign the documents and send them back and write a check for $30,000 if you are doing a single location. (Multi-unit development agreements are also possible, and require a larger initial fee.) Now the real work begins.  We establish a schedule / timeline of pre-opening efforts that is mutually acceptable to reach your projected opening date.
You’re a Tan Company franchisee and we’ve become strategic partners!

Pledge of Confidentiality
 
As you evaluate The TAN Company® franchise opportunity we seek to provide the information you request, and when appropriate put you in contact with franchisees and others who can  provide / assist / validate additional answers to the questions that arise in a good due diligence. An early part of the process is our request that you sign confidentiality, non-disclosure agreement.
 
In turn, we want to learn more about you, your goals and business plan for the salon, and who will be involved in operating / owning the salon with you. We pledge to keep the information you provide confidential. It will be shared only with those that need to know and that assist you in your due diligence. We respect your privacy, and will work to earn your confidence.