Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Maid To Perfection | |
| Investment | 25800 - 32500 | 57030 - 62635 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 2-7% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1980 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Maid To Perfection | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Maid To Perfection | |
| 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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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Maid To Perfection | |
| Training | You will attend a training program at our headquarters office approximately three weeks before you open for business. This program consists of classroom instruction on how to run a business and how to cost-effectively manage a maid and janitorial operation. You will be trained to become a sales organization, not just a cleaning company. Confidence comes from knowing your business and knowing you can succeed. Our training program provides you with that confidence. We also will provide on-site operational training when you open your MTP franchise. This training provides detailed insight on estimating and training both managers and maids. Call us for details. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| 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) | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 98% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 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 | Maid To Perfection | |
| 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 | |
| Maid To Perfection | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Maid To Perfection | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 3-5% |
| Maid To Perfection | 2-7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Maid To Perfection | |
| Year Founded | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1981 |
| Maid To Perfection | 1980 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1984 |
| Maid To Perfection | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 10 years |
| Maid To Perfection | 5-10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Maid To Perfection | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Maid To Perfection | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | No |
| Maid To Perfection | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Maid To Perfection | |
| Equipment | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America} | |
| Maid To Perfection | |
| Inventory | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Maid To Perfection | |
| Receivables | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Maid To Perfection | |
| Payroll | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Maid To Perfection | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Maid To Perfection | You will attend a training program at our headquarters office approximately three weeks before you open for business. This program consists of classroom instruction on how to run a business and how to cost-effectively manage a maid and janitorial operation. You will be trained to become a sales organization, not just a cleaning company. Confidence comes from knowing your business and knowing you can succeed. Our training program provides you with that confidence. We also will provide on-site operational training when you open your MTP franchise. This training provides detailed insight on estimating and training both managers and maids. Call us for details. |
| Support | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Maid To Perfection | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Ad slicks |
| Maid To Perfection | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| 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) |
| Maid To Perfection | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 98% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Maid To Perfection | 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 |
| Maid To Perfection | |
| International Expansion | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Maid To Perfection | |