Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| BuildingStars | Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Investment | 2245 - 53200 | 25800 - 32500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 10% | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | 20% | |
| Year Founded | 1994 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| BuildingStars | Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| BuildingStars | Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | Yes | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | Yes | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| BuildingStars | Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 1-5 hours Classroom Training: 3-16 hours | |
| Support | The team at your regional Buildingstars support center will provide an initial customer base, train you, handle billing and collection, find and manage additional accounts as you grow, provide marketing support and customer service support on your behalf. We take care of the hardest parts of growing your business so that you can stay focused on service. As you move through the stages of development, gaining expertise and accounts, the Rising Star™ Management Program will adapt to your needs and goals, including identifying the optimal type and size of facility for your business. Management training and support will increase your confidence, your growth and your profits. | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing | Ad slicks |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% 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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| BuildingStars | Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| US Expansion | Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| BuildingStars | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| BuildingStars | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| BuildingStars | 10% |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| BuildingStars | 20% |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Year Founded | |
| BuildingStars | 1994 |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| BuildingStars | 2000 |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| BuildingStars | 5 years |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| BuildingStars | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| BuildingStars | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| BuildingStars | No |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| BuildingStars | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Equipment | |
| BuildingStars} | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Inventory | |
| BuildingStars | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Receivables | |
| BuildingStars | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Payroll | |
| BuildingStars | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| BuildingStars | On-The-Job Training: 1-5 hours Classroom Training: 3-16 hours |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Support | |
| BuildingStars | The team at your regional Buildingstars support center will provide an initial customer base, train you, handle billing and collection, find and manage additional accounts as you grow, provide marketing support and customer service support on your behalf. We take care of the hardest parts of growing your business so that you can stay focused on service. As you move through the stages of development, gaining expertise and accounts, the Rising Star™ Management Program will adapt to your needs and goals, including identifying the optimal type and size of facility for your business. Management training and support will increase your confidence, your growth and your profits. |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| BuildingStars | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| BuildingStars | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% 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 | |
| BuildingStars | Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| BuildingStars | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| BuildingStars | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |