Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Aire-Master of America | Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Investment | 40484 - 145900 | 25800 - 32500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1958 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 1976 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Aire-Master of America | Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Experience | Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Aire-Master of America | Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Aire-Master of America | Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 24 hours Additional Training: Quarterly training available at headquarters | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | Ad slicks |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Aire-Master of America | Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Aire-Master of America | 5% |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Year Founded | |
| Aire-Master of America | 1958 |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Aire-Master of America | 1976 |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Aire-Master of America | 20 years |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Aire-Master of America | Marketing skills |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Aire-Master of America | No |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Equipment | |
| Aire-Master of America} | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Inventory | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Receivables | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Payroll | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Aire-Master of America | On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 24 hours Additional Training: Quarterly training available at headquarters |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Support | |
| Aire-Master of America | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Aire-Master of America | Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Aire-Master of America | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Aire-Master of America | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Aire-Master of America | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |