Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Investment | 25800 - 32500 | 4450 - 79750 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Stratus Building Solutions | |
| 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 | Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Classroom & on-the-job training | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development |
| 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 | Stratus Building Solutions | |
| 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 | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 3-5% |
| Stratus Building Solutions | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | to 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1981 |
| Stratus Building Solutions | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1984 |
| Stratus Building Solutions | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 10 years |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | No |
| Stratus Building Solutions | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Equipment | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America} | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Inventory | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Receivables | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
| Payroll | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Classroom & on-the-job training |
| Support | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Stratus Building Solutions | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Ad slicks |
| Stratus Building Solutions | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development |
| 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) |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | 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 |
| Stratus Building Solutions | 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 | |
| Stratus Building Solutions | |