Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. provides payday cash advance services in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Its payday cash advances include small-denomination, short-term, and unsecured advances that are due on the customer's next payday. The company provides its services primarily to the middle-income working individuals. As of December 31, 2008, it operated 2,767 centers in 33 states in the United States under Advance America and National Cash Advance brand; 20 centers in the United Kingdom; and 10 centers in Canada, as well as had 79 limited licensees in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina.