Released on: January 17, 2008, 1:16 am

Press Release Author: Jack Saumby

Industry: Advertising

Press Release Summary: Mint Condition Inc. of greater Charlotte was recently ranked
in Entrepreneur magazine's Franchise 500, the world's first and most comprehensive
franchise ranking.

Press Release Body:
Charlotte, NC Jan. 17, 2008 --- Mint Condition Inc. of greater Charlotte was
recently ranked in Entrepreneur magazine's Franchise 500, the world's first and most
comprehensive franchise ranking. Recognized by entrepreneurs and franchisors as a
top competitive tool of measurement, the Franchise 500® places Mint Condition as
389th-ranked franchise for its exceptional performance in areas including financial
strength and stability, growth rate, and system size.

"We're excited to be recognized by this respected national publication for the
quality of our franchise program," said Mint Condition President Jack Saumby. "Last
year was a great one for us, as we added master franchises in Atlanta,
Raleigh-Durham, and Southern New Jersey, as well as on-going interest in other
areas."

Mint Condition (www.mintconditioninc.com) started in Charlotte in 1987 as
Maintenance World, Inc., and began franchising under the Mint Condition brand in
1998. The company's unique franchising program operates at two levels. Individuals,
couples or small business owners can purchase an inexpensive cleaning franchise, and
Mint Condition provides them with customers as well as centralized accounting
services. The company, now based in Fort Mill, S.C., also sells metropolitan-area
master franchises and trains the master franchisees how to grow their area cleaning
business from start-up to success.

The Franchise 500® includes 500 companies that together generated a total of $305
billion in revenue worldwide. "Those that made it to the Franchise 500® demonstrate
their leadership in the franchise world and the excellent opportunities franchising
offers entrepreneurs," says Rieva Lesonsky, editorial director/senior VP of
Entrepreneur.

Each of the franchises considered for the ranking went through extensive research
and analysis, and only the top-ranking made it to the final list. The 500 companies
and their rankings are determined by using an exclusive formula that takes into
account objective and quantifiable factors for all companies. All franchises are
given a cumulative score, and the 500 franchises with the highest cumulative scores
become the Franchise 500® in ranking order.

Over its 29 years in existence, the Franchise 500® has become both a dominant
competitive measure for franchisors and a primary research tool for entrepreneurs.
Mint Condition's position on the ranking reinforces its strength in the industry.

To view the full ranking, visit http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchise500. Results
can also be seen in the January issue of Entrepreneur magazine available on
newsstands now.
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Contact:
Jack Saumby
Mint Condition Inc.
Charlotte, NC
803-548-6121
jsaumby @ mintconditioninc.com
http://www.mintconditioninc.com




Web Site: http://www.mintconditioninc.com

Contact Details: Jack Saumby
Mint Condition Inc.
Charlotte, NC
803-548-6121
jsaumby @ mintconditioninc.com
http://www.mintconditioninc.com