Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | The Cleaning Authority | |
| Investment | 25800 - 32500 | 76011 - 169044 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 4-6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1978 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | The Cleaning Authority | |
| Experience | General business experience Personality, people person | |
Financing Options |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | The Cleaning Authority | |
| 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 | The Cleaning Authority | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 37 hours Classroom Training: 52 hours Additional Training: Ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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) | 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 30 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 | The Cleaning Authority | |
| 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 | |
| The Cleaning Authority | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| The Cleaning Authority | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 3-5% |
| The Cleaning Authority | 4-6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| The Cleaning Authority | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1981 |
| The Cleaning Authority | 1978 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1984 |
| The Cleaning Authority | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 10 years |
| The Cleaning Authority | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| The Cleaning Authority | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| The Cleaning Authority | General business experience Personality, people person |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | No |
| The Cleaning Authority | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| The Cleaning Authority | |
| Equipment | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America} | |
| The Cleaning Authority | |
| Inventory | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| The Cleaning Authority | |
| Receivables | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| The Cleaning Authority | |
| Payroll | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| The Cleaning Authority | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| The Cleaning Authority | On-The-Job Training: 37 hours Classroom Training: 52 hours Additional Training: Ongoing |
| Support | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| The Cleaning Authority | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Ad slicks |
| The Cleaning Authority | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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) |
| The Cleaning Authority | 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 30 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 | |
| The Cleaning Authority | 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 |
| The Cleaning Authority | 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 | |
| The Cleaning Authority | |