Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Building Services of America | |
| Investment | 25800 - 32500 | 7500 - 20000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 1991 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Building Services of America | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Building Services of America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Building Services of America | |
| Training | Corporate Office 1-2 Weeks | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | 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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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Building Services 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Building Services of America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Building Services of America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 3-5% |
| Building Services of America | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Building Services of America | |
| Year Founded | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1981 |
| Building Services of America | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1984 |
| Building Services of America | 1991 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 10 years |
| Building Services of America | 10 years +10 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Building Services of America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Building Services of America | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | No |
| Building Services of America | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Building Services of America | |
| Equipment | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America} | |
| Building Services of America | |
| Inventory | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Building Services of America | |
| Receivables | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Building Services of America | |
| Payroll | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Building Services of America | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Building Services of America | Corporate Office 1-2 Weeks |
| Support | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Building Services of America | |
| Marketing | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Ad slicks |
| Building Services of America | |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| Building Services of America | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Building Services 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 0 |
| Building Services of America | |
| International Expansion | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Building Services of America | |