Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Window Gang | |
| Investment | 25800 - 32500 | 80900 - 118300 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Window Gang | |
| Experience | Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Window Gang | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| 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 | Window Gang | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 64 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | 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) | Franchise can be run from home. 65% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (85% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Window Gang | |
| 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 | |
| Window Gang | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Window Gang | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 3-5% |
| Window Gang | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Window Gang | |
| Year Founded | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1981 |
| Window Gang | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 1984 |
| Window Gang | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | 10 years |
| Window Gang | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Window Gang | $2.5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Window Gang | Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | No |
| Window Gang | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Window Gang | |
| Equipment | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America} | |
| Window Gang | |
| Inventory | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Window Gang | |
| Receivables | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Window Gang | |
| Payroll | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Window Gang | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Window Gang | On-The-Job Training: 64 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours |
| Support | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Window Gang | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection |
| Marketing | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | Ad slicks |
| Window Gang | 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) |
| Window Gang | Franchise can be run from home. 65% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (85% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Window Gang | 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 |
| Window Gang | |
| International Expansion | |
| Home Cleaning Centers of America | |
| Window Gang | |