When you own a Guard-A-Kid™ franchise:

1. You can work at your own pace within your exclusive territory.
2. You work out of your own home. No long-term risky leases or other related overheads involved.
3. You work with kids that make your day joyful and pleasant.
4. Your work is rewarding and appreciated by the community.
5. You have the flexibility to have a fulfilling personal life and make money at the same time.

You sell services and products that are targeted for not only children and parents, but also the elderly.  Actually almost everyone at any age or gender could be a target customer for your products.

According to law enforcement throughout the United States, a parent's best assurance for the quick and safe recovery of a missing child is to have a complete profile of the child on hand. They also believe that education and safety precautions are key factors in avoiding this incident. Guard-A-Kid offers a complete child ID and child safety package to parents. During a Guard-A-Kid child Safety Event in a school or daycare, parents can receive a printed and a digital I.D package for their child. While others offer a single printed ID card, Guard-A-Kid™ provides the parents with two wallet-size printed Ids, a large file-size ID, and most importantly a CDROM that contains all of the child's information in a digital format ready to be sent to law enforcement.

Who is Guard-A-Kid
Guard-A-Kid, is the country's leading child ID and family safety program. With more than 100 franchises sold in less than 3 years, Guard-A-Kid is one of the fastest growing franchise systems in the industry. With franchises in England, Scotland, Guam, Ireland, Canada and throughout the United States, Guard-A-Kid is a recognized name globally. Guard-A-Kid has been ranked in the top 500 franchises for two years in a row and has also been ranked in the top 50 new franchises by the Entrepreneur magazine.
Guard-A-Kid™ was formed in 2003 in Miami, Florida. After months of research and development, Guard-A-Kid™ unveiled its state-of-the-art Digital Child ID System in 2004. This new system provides a complete identification and safety package for children. According to law enforcement throughout the United States, a parent’s best assurance for the quick and safe recovery of a missing child is to have a complete profile of the child on hand. Guard-A-Kid™ has developed a simple yet comprehensive system that provides a complete identification for a child within minutes. In December of 2007, Guard-A-Kid further expanded its target customer list, by introducing the new and the revolutionary SmartID products. SmartID products can be targeted for children, parents, elderly adults, new home owners, pet owners, or anyone who is concerned about the safety of their family.

Why is child ID and child safety so important?
The FBI receives over 2000 missing children reports every day. A child in the United States becomes missing every 40 seconds. Statistics from the US justice department and the world Almanac puts the chance of any child becoming missing at 1 in 42.
According to law enforcement throughout the United States, a parent’s best assurance for the quick and safe recovery of a missing child is to have a complete profile of the child on hand. The first hours after a child becomes missing is the most critical time for recovery. However it is also the time when the parents are in a panic mode and cannot remember a detailed description of their child.

Why Guard-A-Kid?
Guard-A-Kid provides a total and complete child ID, family ID and family safety package to each participating parent.

• Guard-A-Kid provides a unique set of products that are suitable for not only children, but the elderly.  Actually our products can be utilized for anyone. 
• Guard-A-Kid provides a solution to insure the safety of an entire family, including their pets. 
• In an emergency when a child has gone missing, a single I.D. card as provided by other Child I.D. companies simply is not enough.  Guard-A-Kid’s SmartID Stick immediately produces a file with the missing child’s complete information that can be emailed to the Police.  It also helps the parents to post the missing child’s information on You Tube™ and immediately creates a missing child flyer, ready to be printed. 
• You can operate your business as a home based or as a retail operation.
• Guard-A-Kid uses a state-of-the-art FBI quality digital fingerprint scanner to capture the child’s fingerprint images.
• Guard-A-Kid provides you with many totally different and independent potential revenue streams.  As a Guard-A-Kid franchisee, you provide your child I.D. and child safety services in schools and daycares in your exclusive territory.  You also enjoy the sales generated from the corporate partnerships and retail sales from the SmartID products in your territory. 

According to law enforcement, it is essential to have full 10 fingerprints for accurate identification. While others offer a single card with only a thumb fingerprint, Guard-A-Kid’s digital fingerprint scanner captures the prints from all 10 fingers.

What does the Guard-A-Kid™ child ID package include?
As a Guard-A-Kid franchisee you have the choice of offering parents Guard-A-Kid’s Complete Child I.D. Package or a SmartID Stick. 

Guard-A-Kid’s Complete Child I.D. Package includes the following items:

• Two laminated wallet-sized (driver’s license size) identification cards – each card includes a color photograph, right thumb fingerprint, critical and emergency data as well as parent awareness information (back of card). These cards are intended to be carried by each parent (or a caregiver) and present the police with information about the missing child immediately.
• One large file-size identification sheet – The sheet contains images of all10 fingerprints, large color photo, and full demographic, critical and emergency data along with parent awareness information on the back. This sheet is stored in a safe place that is easily and quickly recoverable in the case of a missing child.
• CDROM containing a digital image (.bmp files) of all 10 fingerprints, a digital image (.jpg file) of the color photo, a text file containing full demographic information and an FBI preferred (.EFT file) file that is specifically used by the law enforcement agencies. The CDROM data provides critical information to the police that are easily and quickly transmittable to other agencies.
• A set of safety pamphlets that provide useful information about child safety and what parents should know to fight back.
• The kit is delivered to parents in a professional customized envelope.

Who pays for this service?
The parents who are interested in receiving a complete identification and safety kit for their child sign up and pay for this service. The money, usually in the form of cash or check is sent back to school with their child in the enclosed envelopes. You can also sell the SmartID Stick and the SmartID Band in retail outlets in your territory.  Also, doctor’s offices, pet stores and elderly homes are perfect locations to market the SmartID Products.

How much do the parents pay for this service?
The parents pay $20 per child for each Guard-A-Kid™ child ID package. This is a very reasonable price considering the value of this package and the fact that it also provides them with information about their child in a digital format (CDROM) as well as the printed Ids.

Can I find a sponsor to pay for the service?
Yes. Our software is designed such that it allows any third party sponsors logo to be printed on the Child ID cards. Therefore, if you would like to signup a sponsor to pay for all of or a portion of the Child ID Kits in exchange for name recognition, then you can do so and provide the kits to the parents for less cost or even free. Many sponsors would love to participate in such events, since they are doing something admirable for the community. School logos can also be printed on the ID cards, if the school chooses to do so.

Is the information captured from each child kept on file?
NO. Guard-A-Kid™ child safety specialists (franchisees) do not keep any of the captured information including the fingerprints and the photo on file. The parents are solely responsible to keep their child’s information handy in the case of an emergency.

How much does it cost to purchase a franchise?
The franchise fee includes all of the hardware, software, marketing materials, tech support, training and everything else that you need to start your home-based business. The total cost including the franchise fee is $19,900. We also include enough Child ID Kits to process your first 100 kids.

What will I receive from Guard-A-Kid™ when I purchase a franchise?
When you purchase a Guard-A-Kid™ franchise you will receive everything you need to start making money immediately. The following items are included in your start-up kit:

1. A state-of-art laptop PC
2. Guard-A-Kid proprietary software
3. An FBI quality digital fingerprint scanner
4. A high resolution high speed digital camera
5. An adjustable camera tripod
6. A high speed color printer
7. A high quality laminating machine
8. A surge protected power supply
9. All necessary cables and accessories
10. Two 3’ x 6’ color banners
11. Two retractable banner stands
12. Two banner carrying case
13. Double sided A-frame reminder sign
14. Car Decal
15. A laptop carrying case with wheels and retractable handle
16. A blue photography backdrop
17. A digital scale
18. Marketing material including demo units.
19. Enough kits to process the first 100 kids
20. Three Guard-A-Kid logo polo shirts
21. Paper/CD shredder
22. Personalized business cards, letterheads, etc.
23. Date stamp with pad
24. Daytime organizer folder with calendar

Is the system easy to learn?
The system is extremely easy to learn. No prior computer knowledge or special skills are required. The software is developed so that the entire process takes place on one single screen. The software walks you through the procedure. Just follow the procedure that takes approximately a couple of minutes per child and you are done. The system is designed so that you cannot make mistakes. It’s extremely easy, fun and rewarding.

How do I start selling?
You can choose to operate your franchise as either a home-based business by providing these products and services in schools and daycares in your exclusive territory or you can operate your Guard-A-Kid franchise through a kiosk or a cart in your desired Mall in your territory.
Selling the service is easy. All you have to do is to approach a school and talk with the principle or the PTA president. Guard-A-Kid™ has done most the work for you already. Our marketing material is very clear and professional. You will be fully trained to present the school official with the marketing material and pick a date to perform this service at their school. Please remember, this is a service tailored for the parents and the school is not the one buying it. Essentially you are not acting as a sales person trying to sell the school something they don’t need. You are asking for a permission to offer this service at their school to the parents of their students.
The choice to pay for this service or not belongs to each parent and not the school. This is a much-needed service and schools see this as a must have service.
Guard-A-Kid™ provides you with the appropriate take-home flyers for each child. The take-home flyers are your silent salesperson and introduce this service to parents. The parents that are interested in the service, fill out the information on the forms and send it back to school with their child.
On a totally different method, you can sell the SmartID Stick and SmartID Band in retail establishments such as department stores, grocery stores, drug stores, doctor’s offices, elderly care facilities, pet related stores or vets, etc...  There is simply an unlimited amount of locations available to sell the SmartID Stick and SmartID Band. 
Also, you can sell the variety of child safety products offered through Guard-A-Kid as a fundraiser or at events in your exclusive franchise territory.

How do I make money?
Please be aware that the law enforcement agencies recommend the parents to have a child ID for their children and to have it updated annually. This means that once you sign up a school with this service, you can most likely count on that school every year.
As a Guard-A-Kid franchisee, you buy the SmartID Stick, SmartID Band, Child Safety Products, as well as the necessary items to produce each Child I.D. Kit from us at a low price.  You can buy 1, 2 or a 1000 at a time and you still have the privilege to purchase these materials at a very low price. 

How much work do I have to do?
This is your business and remember YOU DON’T HAVE A BOSS! You work out of your house and you work as much as you like. Obviously the more schools, corporate partners or retail locations you visit, the more money you would make. On the days you would visit schools, you can visit many schools within the same area in a single hour. At the day of the event, you would show up to school at your convenience and start processing the children who have signed up. It is that simple! The children are brought out of the classroom, with the help of a school staff or a helper. You can typically process a child in a couple of minutes. You would then process each kit on the spot or later at home (depending if it is a Smart ID Stick or not).
Therefore, you can work any day of the week that is convenient to you and you would start when you want and stop when you want. The hours depend on you.
You can choose to continue doing this service at summer camps or decide to take the summer off. You are your own boss. You decide how much you would like to work. Most of our existing Guard-A-Kid™ child safety specialists work a few hours a day while their own kids are at school.

Do I need to lease a location for this business?
No. This is a home-based business and you do not need to lease a location. You would run this from a small room in your house. All you equipment fits in carrying cases that are included with your franchise package. However, you always have a choice to also run this business from a retail kiosk.

Do I compete against other Guard-A-Kid™ child safety specialists (franchisees) in my territory?
No. Your territory is exclusive to you and Guard-A-Kid will not assign that area to anyone else.

How big is my territory and how many people live in each territory?
Each territory is assigned such that your potential market is about 400,000 people. The territories are divided based on county lines or zip codes. Multiple adjacent zip codes make up a single territory with a total population of approximately 400,000 people.

What about the children who are absent from school on the Guard-A-Kid™ day?
At the end of the Guard-A-Kid™ program day in any school, you would approach the principle and set up a make-up day for a week or two later. You would process the kids that were absent on the make-up day.

What if I need help?
Relax. We will be available to answer your questions. Help is only a phone call away!

How do I buy additional supplies?
You will need to buy your supplies from us. You can purchase the supplies from our website, or by phone.