Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Omex International | |
| Investment | 25800 - 32500 | 40400 - 70600 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Omex International | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Omex International | |
| 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 | Omex International | |
| Training | 1. Corporate Headquarters 1 Week 2. Franchisee's Territory 1 Week | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Central Data Processing Central Purchasing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| 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 | Omex International | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Omex International | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Omex International | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 3-5% |
| Omex International | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Omex International | |
| Year Founded | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1981 |
| Omex International | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1984 |
| Omex International | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 10 years |
| Omex International | 10 years +10 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Omex International | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Omex International | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | No |
| Omex International | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Omex International | |
| Equipment | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America} | |
| Omex International | |
| Inventory | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Omex International | |
| Receivables | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Omex International | |
| Payroll | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Omex International | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Omex International | 1. Corporate Headquarters 1 Week 2. Franchisee's Territory 1 Week |
| Support | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Omex International | Central Data Processing Central Purchasing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| Marketing | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Ad slicks |
| Omex International | |
| 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) |
| Omex International | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Omex International | 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 |
| Omex International | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Omex International | |